Caterpillar 2Q results top Street, cuts 2016 profit outlook

FILE – This June 10, 2014, file photo, shows the Caterpillar logo on heavy, earth-moving equipment in Springfield, Ill. Caterpillar Inc. reports financial results Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
MorePEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar’s second-quarter performance beat Wall Street’s expectations, despite weakness in the mining and oil and gas industries. But the company lowered its full-year adjusted profit guidance again, saying global economic growth re