[blueunicorn6]

“It’s the lure of easy money”

People want easy money.

Mid-America has been borrowing money at low interest rates and then investing in the stock market.

[citizen]

Caterpillar forecast is down. :(

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Caterpillar Inc said it could cut up to 10,000 jobs through 2018 (4,000-5,000 jobs by the end of 2016)....The company's shares fell as much as more than 6 percent to $65.77 in early trading on Thursday....Caterpillar also said it expected 2015 revenue to be about $48 billion, $1 billion lower than its previous forecast.... Revenue is expected to fall about 5 percent in 2016, the company said.