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Pat: Could I have your recommendation on Terex Corp.? Thanks.

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Terex Corp., $20.41, symbol TEX on New York (Shares outstanding: 110.3 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion, www.terex.com) makes construction and mining equipment for customers in the U.S. (27% of sales), Germany (7%), the U.K. (5%), other European countries (20%) and elsewhere (41%). Terex operates has five divisions: cranes (30% of sales); aerial work platforms (25%); construction (22%); material handling and port solutions, mainly cranes for loading and unloading ships (14%); and material processing equipment, such as rock crushers, wood chippers and screens (9%). The company makes well-known brands, such as Genie lifts, Powerscreen material-processing equipment and Bid-Well paving machines. Genie lifts include aerial work platforms, scissor lifts and generators. Powerscreen’s dry screening, washing and recycling equipment processes sand, gravel, coal and construction waste for the quarry, mining and recycling industries. Bid-Well’s products include pavers for bridge decks, airports and roads, as well as specialized equipment for paving slopes and canal banks. In August 2011, Terex paid $1.1 billion to increase its stake in Germany-based…