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The Deerfield, Illinois-based company said sales fell 5.2% and it expects demand to be flat in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caterpillar lowered its earnings forecast for 2019, blaming heightened \u201ceconomic uncertainty\u201d for slowing customer purchases. 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