Reuters - Amid towering mountains stretching from western China into Tibet, a tiny fungus is luring herders into a feverish treasure hunt that promises wealth to people who have often been bystanders at China's economic party.

AP - Researchers at the University of Southern Maine have identified a "starter hormone" responsible for initiating the process by which caterpillars transform themselves into moths.

USATODAY.com - Is 2006 the dawn of a new industrial age? Thanks to a global boom and strong demand for everything from energy to metal and transportation, old-economy, Rust Belt industrial companies such as Caterpillar and Deere are Wall Street darlings again.

Caterpillar, the maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines reported 45 percent rise in first quarter profit as compared to the corresponding period last year. Sales were at $9.39 billion up 13 percent. Profits beat the...

FT.com - US stocks opened lower at the start of another week of earnings with American Express (NYSE:AXP), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) all reporting earnings.

FT.com - US stocks were set to open lower on Monday at the start of another week of earnings with American Express (NYSE:AXP), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) all reporting earnings.

Reuters - Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. on Monday said first-quarter earnings rose 48 percent, thanks in part to strong sales to mining and energy companies, and it raised its full-year earnings forecast.

Reuters - U.S. diesel engine and heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said on Wednesday it has agreed to purchase the rail and non-Caterpillar component remanufacturing business from a unit of Finning International Inc. .

Reuters - The Dow soared to its highest close in nearly 5 years on Wednesday, boosted by gains in shares of industrial companies like Caterpillar Inc. amid hopes that corporate profit growth would stay strong even if the Federal Reserve keeps raising interest rates a bit longer than expected.

Reuters - Caterpillar Inc. and Cummins Inc. , the two big U.S. diesel engine manufacturers, are at a crossroads, bankers say.