Consumers have been the main driver of UK economic growth since the financial crisis but there are mounting signs that the appetite for spending is beginning to wane.
As of yesterday, that stake was worth roughly $22.4 million, down from nearly $300 million at the end of 1997, before First Alliance's mounting legal problems damped investors' appetite for the company's shares.
But evidence is mounting that foreign investors are slowly regaining their appetite for bargains in emerging markets as uncertain results on their home markets leave them seeking higher returns elsewhere.
Even as the Uzbeks took control of neighboring Transoxiana, Sultan Husain resisted calls to mount a preëmptive campaign, preferring to indulge his appetite for pleasure — for sex, sport, and art.
The Oculus Rift, a PC-compatible head mounted display designed by 21-year-old Luckey Luckey has demonstrated the appetite for the re-emergence of consumer-based virtual reality, aided by proof of concept games and videos from an army of enthusiast developers.
McCall said mounting concerns over the state of the eurozone economy have whetted the investment community's appetite for dividends, amid an increasingly gloomy outlook for 2012.
Mounting hopes that the global economy may recover before the year's end has fueled an increased appetite for risk.
Apple faced mounting criticism of a dry innovation pipeline, yet released the iPad Mini to further delight users' insatiable appetite for new devices with overlapping features -- a paradox countered with strong retail sales.
First, people's appetite for novel or unfamiliar experiences often exceeds the ability of a single organization to mount new exhibitions or produce new works.
Investor appetite for HKT has been tempered by slow growth prospects in the company's fixed-line operations and mounting competition in Hong Kong's cellphone market.
Brilliance scored a coup last year by supplying lightweight engine mounts for the new Cadillac ATS sedan made by G.M. in Lansing, Mich., which has whetted the company's appetite for more.
