Caterpillar reports record sales and profits for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2011

Caterpillar, Inc., the Peoria, Ill.-based manufacturer of construction and mining-equipment, delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41% from $42.588 billion in 2010. Profit in 2011 was $4,928 billion, an increase of 83% from $2.700 billion in 2010. Profit per share of $7.40 was up 78% from $4.15 in 2010. [...]

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