The article states that the market clearly believes a Democratic-controlled Congress would mean less AI spending. It poses two difficult questions about Caterpillar's valuation amid an AI-trade selloff that is hitting industrial stocks.
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Original headline: The AI Trade Selloff Is Crushing Industrial Stocks. What Caterpillar’s Valuation Tells Us.
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MSFT
▼ Likely negativeMicrosoft
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 11/04/2026 | 556.03 |
| Change that session | +6.73% |
NVDA
▼ Likely negativeNvidia
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 11/04/2026 | 200.28 |
| Change that session | -3.10% |
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