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News Breaks March 7, 2013 07:10 EDT GE, CAT Locomotive makers developing natural gas-powered models, Bloomberg reports GE (GE) and Caterpillar (CAT), the largest locomotive makers, are rushing to develop natural gas-powered models in a potential shift from diesel’s six decades as the fuel of choice for railroads, reports Bloomberg.Reference Link News For GE;CAT From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on GE;CAT the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 17, 2013 05:21 EDT CAT Caterpillar, Mining Machinery resolve all outstanding issues Subscribe for More Information May 16, 2013 19:01 EDT CAT Caterpillar and Mining Machinery Limited announce settlement agreement Subscribe for More Information May 15, 2013 17:30 EDT GE GE, Boeing warn of defective engine parts, WSJ reports General Electric (GE) said more than 70 Boeing (BA) 777 models may be affected by an engine manufacturing defect, reports The Wall Street Journal. Reference Link 17:03 EDT GE Soros gives quarterly update on stakes NEW STAKES: MeadWestvaco (MWV), Brocade (BRCD), Red Hat (RHT), Liberty Global (LBTYK), and VMware (VMW). INCREASED STAKES: Google (GOOG), Liberty Global (LBTYA), EQT Corp (EQT), Charter (CHTR), and US Airways (LCC). DECREASED STAKES: Citigroup (C), AIG (AIG), Apple (AAPL), Invesco (IVZ), and Motorola Solutions (MSI). LIQUIDATED STAKES: JPMorgan (JPM), General Electric (GE), CF Industries (CF), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Capital One (COF). 07:33 EDT GE National Association of Business Economics to hos a conference Subscribe for More Information May 14, 2013 07:23 EDT GE Oppenheimer to host a summit Subscribe for More Information 07:11 EDT GE China XD in talks to purchase GE’s Prolec joint venture, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 06:09 EDT GE On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up WALL STREET JOURNAL: North American oil production will dominate world-wide supply growth over the next five years, the International Energy Agency predicted today, the result of growing production from "fracking" and other technologies that access once-inaccessible reserves, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Investors are becoming increasingly selective about which bonds and stocks they buy in Southeast Asia's fast-growing economies as the risk of policy bungling makes them more discerning, Reuters reports...State-run Air India Ltd will resume flying its Boeing (BA) 787 Dreamliner passenger jets tomorrow, nearly four months after the planes were grounded due to safety concerns. Air India has six Dreamliners and has ordered 21 more, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: China XD Group, a state-controlled power equipment maker, is in talks to buy GE’s (GE) joint venture with Mexico’s Xignux SA for about $1B, sources say, Bloomberg reports...Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said today in Stockholm that a slowing in U.S. inflation to the lowest rate in more than three years doesn’t warrant a Fed policy response, Bloomberg reports. May 10, 2013 06:30 EDT CAT Caterpillar, Milwaukee workers' union talks suspended, Reuters says Subscribe for More Information May 8, 2013 11:43 EDT CAT Caterpillar sees some 'encouraging signs' in China business Subscribe for More Information 09:07 EDT GE NextEra Energy selects General Electric's new brilliant wind turbine Subscribe for More Information May 7, 2013 18:58 EDT CAT Caterpillar set to resume talks with union, WSJ says Subscribe for More Information 08:05 EDT GE GE Transportation signs agreement with Aurizon Subscribe for More Information May 6, 2013 11:19 EDT CAT Caterpillar shares may offer good entry point, Barron's says Shares of Caterpillar seem to be pricing in a lot of bad news and current levels could prove to be a good entry point for longer term investors, Barron's said over the weekend in its The Trader column.Reference Link 09:06 EDT GE GE announces 1 gigawatt of U.S. wind orders following PTC decision Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.