Big-Brand American Stocks to Sail Through an Edgy Market: Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT ) manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment. Bond Yields Spike, Equities Wobble Oil hitting a three-and-a-half-year high and business houses saying that the cost of steel and several other raw materials are increasing in the United States have induced inflation fears. 7 REITs With Big Dividend Raises Coming Middle class constitutes the bulk of the population and with less money in their hands, they find it difficult to spend and that doesn't bode well for economic growth.