Afternoon Markets: Dow up despite poor results

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The Dow Jones is pushing higher in early trading today adding 101.86 points or 1.24% to reach 8287.59...

The Dow Jones is pushing higher in early trading today adding 101.86 points or 1.24% to reach 8287.59 points. Caterpillar is leading the upside after its CEO James Owens said further stimulus was needed above the $70bn already earmarked to boost the US construction industry. The stock has posted a gain of 6.94% bringing its shares up to $36.03. Alcoa has also benefited today rising 5.54% to $9.28 after the company announced it would be cutting its dividends to save cash. Walt Disney has seen a 4.33% increase today with its share price rising to $21.92 after news it has agreed to join ...

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