[mewzilla]

Wonder if this has anything to do with the recent decision to relocate the corporate HQ...

[blam]

Caterpillar Posts Record 48 Consecutive Months Of Declining Retail Sales (12-20-2016)

[smokingfrog]

My dad retired from CAT many years ago, but he worked in R&D.
It will be interesting to see what this is all about.

[Mr. K]

WHERE ARE THE FINANCIAL RECORDS FROM SOLYNDRA THAT THE FBI CONFISCATED, THE DAY AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED BANKRUPTCY?

1 YEAR AFTER OBAMA GAVE THEM $500 MILLION

[jettester]

Illegal workers?

[Capt. Tom]

Company officials confirmed the presence in a statement without specifying which agency was performing the search or what the search was in regard to. A spokeswoman declined by email to provide further details.

The national news soap opera continues.
Another non-news story until details can be given.
This type of reporting can only lead to wild speculation. -Tom

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

The Russians must have hacked some of their front-loaders.

[bigbob]

US Marshalls usually handle export law (ITAR) violations but this seems to be more than that.

[Rebelbase]

Did someone from Caterpillar speak to someone in Russia?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Most likely this is about doling out kickbacks to do business overseas.

[VTenigma]

Rut roh Scooby!

[OttawaFreeper]

Maybe they could swing by the Deere and Co offices in Moline and see if Deere still has that bottom copy that got a secretary there in 1980 fired for making.

[VRWCarea51]

Perhaps it’s as simple as more of the Obama Holdovers taking revenge for Cat supporting Trump during the Campaign....

[mewzilla]

More on the Cat situation...

Caterpillar headquarters raided by Federal agents

More details on where searches took place.

[mewzilla]

Looking like tax issues...?

Federal agents raid Caterpillar HQ as part of investigation; stock tumbles