$Caterpillar (CAT.US)$ My next long term investment

Happy Thursday, December 19th. The market climbed after tumbling Wednesday following an FOMC dot plot projection that painted a sorry picture of next year's inflation. Whereas inflation at the end of the year was previously projected to dip to 2.1%, the new projection sees it hitting 2.5% by the end of 2025.
$Micron Technology (MU.US)$ shares are trading lower 13% Thursday after the company reported mixed earnings results...

The U.S. stock market has shown clear signs of divergence. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ has fallen for nine consecutive trading days, marking its longest losing streak in over 40 years, with a total decline of nearly 4%. In stark contrast, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ are nearing historic highs, driven by strong performance in the technology sector.
Key Drivers Behind t...

$United States Steel (X.US)$ UPDATE: Biden Plans To Block Nippon Steel Purchase Of US Steel, Bloomberg News Reports
“U.S. President Joe Biden plans to formally block Nippon Steel's proposed takeover of U.S. Steel on national security grounds once the $15 billion deal is referred back to him later this month, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. national security panel reviewing the deal must refer its decision on the merger to Biden by Dec. 22 or ...

There are opportunities in the beaten down sectors of steel and iron ore.
Iron Ore ETF, weekly chart
$Huadi International (HUDI.US)$
looking for a run to 2.50 before a pullback
$Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP.US)$
just got above the 200MA clear for takeoff?
$Vale SA (VALE.US)$
South American, multiple businesses, mostly trades with iron ore.
$Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF.US)$
$Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF.US)$
this should roar under Trump. Along with $United States Steel (X.US)$
$POSCO (PKX.US)$
Korean steel, I'm no...