Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Obama economy legacy building Date:   4/22/2016 12:26:14 PM

Not to disappoint you - but Sears has been hanging on by a thread for years.  Catapillar has also been struggling for quite a few years now, thanks to increased competition by overseas manufacturers like Kamatsu.  In my opinion, things started going down hill for Sears in the advent of bank credit cards.  Sears used to offer long term financing of durable goods and when bank credit cards came into being, they faced more competition from stores that could undersell them.  Additionally, they made a bad financial error in aquiring K-Mart. 

I can remember at least 12 years ago, a rep from Catapillar telling me that they were getting their butts kicked in the overseas market, due to Kamatsu and Hatachi (?) 

Sad that we lost Prince but kept the Kardashians, Kayne West was found still alive, and I think it will be a better country when all those who have said they will leave the country is Trump is elected, finally do a mass exodus.  Poor Canada...