Giant maker of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), has announced that global retail machine sales for the three months ending April fell by 13% compared to a year earlier. The drop in sales comes as mining companies continue to reduce their spending. Sales in the resource industries segment slid by 70% in the Asia pacific region with Latin America markets reporting a decline of 68%. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) stock opened today at $102.90 and is currently trading at $103.57. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -3.43%.
Real estate firm Zillow Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) said this week median home prices will rise another 2.2 percent in the next year, even though it predicts prices in the Washington market will fall in the next 12 months. Zillow Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) stock opened at $110.14, in current trading session and currently is at $115.88, by gaining 6.27%. The 52 week range of $48.54 – $115.99. Company’s market capitalization is 4.62 billion.
ExOne (NASDAQ:XONE) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $26.50 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 3.23% from the stock’s previous close. ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) stock is currently trading at $27.02. The EPS of the stock is -0.71. Company’s market capitalization is 390.25 million.
Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) jumped 7.5 percent, the best performer on the S&P 500, after posting first-quarter results and providing an outlook for the second quarter and full year. Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) stock opened the session at $53.92, and now is at $53.81. The 52 week range of the Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) stock remained $47.70 – $60.19 and the day range was $53.01 – $54.50.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is a leader in e-commerce. This e-commerce giant is outpacing the growth of brick-and-mortar retail store chains. The success of AMZN is because of its good product selection, giving its customer good bargains, and shipping products fast with competitive prices. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock opened today at $305.05 and is currently trading at $307.95. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.48%.
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