Caterpillar's Order Backlog Hit a Record $63 Billion. Will Tuesday's Report Show AI Power Demand Still Filling It?
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · August 3, 2026
The maker of bulldozers and mining trucks has become a power supplier to the AI build-out. Tuesday tests how long the orders can keep coming.
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