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AT&T says third-quarter consensus revenue estimates 'inflated'

(Reuters) – AT&T Inc said on Wednesday that consensus revenue estimates for its third-quarter were “inflated” as they differed from its own accounting, which includes results from DirecTV, acquired by the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier in July. Shares of AT&T, which is scheduled to report results on Thursday, fell as much as 1.3 percent after the Wall Street Journal first reported that the company’s revenue for the quarter could

Caterpillar shares rally despite cuts to 2015 profit outlook, 2016 sales

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) posted lower quarterly profits and cut its outlook, weakened by slower Chinese economic growth and Brazil’s recession, but shares rallied on relief that the report was largely consistent with last month’s warning and restructuring announcement. “The results were in line with the pre-announcement and not worse,” said Longbow Research analyst Eli Lustgarten, commenting on the jump in shares, up 4.3 percent in midday trade. The world’s largest