The Wall Street Journal-20080125-Today-s Agenda
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Today's Agenda
Overseas Growth Key Item
In Caterpillar's Results
Caterpillar, an important barometer of U.S. economic health, posts earnings. Rattled by a grim U.S. construction market, Caterpillar has increasingly relied on its global footprint and sales of equipment for the oil and gas industry, but last quarter struck a gloomy note and lowered its full-year outlook.
A Davos Topic: Oil Prices;
Rice Sees Colombia's Uribe
Officials from the U.S., Japan, the European Union and Britain will meet in Davos to discuss high oil prices. The International Energy Agency will also attend.
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In Colombia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Democratic lawmakers will meet with President Alvaro Uribe, who has pushed hard for a free-trade deal.
