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U.S. stocks rose added t three weeks of gains for the S&P after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor appetite for risky assets.

The announcement of the Nokia - Microsoft partnership isn't even a day old yet, and leaked images of concept devices for proposed Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices have reached the web.

The Republican drive to cut spending, which begins in earnest this week, marks a political gamble that the public's hunger for smaller government will trump its appetite for benefits, subsidies and other federal support.

Americans showed far less appetite to buy new homes last month after the government ended a homebuyer tax credit.

Separately, the Fed held interest rates at record lows.

And people wonder why AT&T's network is buckling under the weight of the iPhone's data appetite. These new numbers from comScore show exactly why.

The iPhone has overtaken Windows Mobile in terms of U.S. smartphone market share, for the first time.

A year after the financial system nearly collapsed, the nation's biggest banks are bigger and regaining their appetite for risk.

The growth in Asia’s appetite for U.S. Treasuries is slowing, which means the United States may have to find others to finance its debt.

Shares in China’s largest home builder soared during their trading debut on Wednesday, demonstrating investors’ huge appetite for new listings.

Investors are finding some appetite for risk after a jittery week.

Escalating job worries and rainy weather dampened shoppers’ appetite for buying summer staples like shorts and dresses, resulting in sharp June sales declines for many merchants.