NEW YORK: Earlier this month, Eaton Corp Plc made an announcement that captured little attention: the diversified manufacturer of heavy truck transmissions and residential circuit breakers said it would spend a record US$700mil this year on tooling and machinery.
Eaton is not alone. The biggest US companies are poised to surprise investors this year with how much they are planning to dig into their massive cash stock piles and invest in big projects.
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