卡特彼勒（CAT.N）周四公布第三季度利润上升，得益于其备用电力设备、燃气轮机和建筑设备的强劲需求。然而，其股价在盘前交易中下跌了6%。
Caterpillar (CAT.N) reported a higher third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its backup power equipment, turbines and construction equipment. However, its shares dropped 6% in premarket trading.
作为全球工业经济的风向标，该公司报告称，截至9月的季度经调整每股利润为7.20美元，而去年同期为每股4.95美元。
The company, seen as a bellwether for the global industrial economy, reported an adjusted profit of $7.20 per share for the quarter through September, compared with $4.95 per share a year earlier.
卡特彼勒是一批工业企业中的一员，这些企业因人工智能推动的美国数据中心扩张而获得意外之财，这需要从建筑设备到发电机以及冷却设备的一切。
Caterpillar is among a group of industrial firms that have garnered a windfall from an AI-fueled expansion of data centers across the US, which requires everything from construction equipment to generators as well as cooling equipment.
该公司在其动力与能源部门生产发电机和备用电力设备，而其建筑工业部门制造挖掘机和推土机。
The company builds power generators and backup power equipment under its power and energy segment, while its construction industries segment manufactures excavators and bulldozers.