U.S. stocks rise as deals, Intel lift spirits

11:41 am ET Jan 29, 2007

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U.S. stocks rise as deals, Intel lift spirits

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks were cautiously rising on Monday, as falling
crude oil prices and enthusiasm over new technologies from chip-making
companies Intel Corp. and IBM, together with a flurry of merger news,
helped offset caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting on
interest rates.