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                                    Why did CAT's operating expenses fluctuate in Q2 2024?
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                                    </span></div></div></div> <div class="seo-text-answer" data-v-0eba195e="">Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) operating expenses did not fluctuate in Q2 2024, as the company's financial reports for that quarter indicate no changes in operating expenses.</div> <div class="dialog_answer" data-v-0eba195e=""><div class="dialog_content" data-v-0eba195e=""><div class="answer_content" data-v-0eba195e=""></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="extra-module" data-v-261d488f=""><img src="//cdn.ainvest.com/frontResources/s/iwc-aime-seo/img/recommend-logo.4f9ccc8.png" alt="right-logo" fetchpriority="high" class="recommend-logo-img" data-v-261d488f=""> <div class="recommend-part" data-v-7790c618="" data-v-261d488f=""><div class="recommend-query-card" data-v-8359219a="" data-v-7790c618=""><div class="title" data-v-8359219a=""><img src="//cdn.ainvest.com/frontResources/s/iwc-aime-seo/img/screener-recommend-icon.b007ca8.svg" alt="icon" 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