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Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Monday as some solid corporate results weren't enough to persuade investors to revive a multi-week rally.

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Crude oil imports by China surged in 2010, taking the nation’s overseas oil dependence ratio to more than 55 percent, a media report said on Monday.

Stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors assessed whether a rally that started about two months ago had any more steam left.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to modestly lower opening on Monday as investors awaited the earnings from major firms including McDonald's and Texas Instruments.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Clinical Data Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA)’s Viibryd tablets for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults.

Stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors assessed whether a rally that started about two months ago had any more steam left.

Optimism over the U.S. economy is improving and firms are planning to ramp up hiring in the coming months, the latest National Association for Business Economics (NABE) survey showed.

India’s information technology (IT) sector will grow annually at the rate of 25 percent to 26 percent due to a good performance, according to N R Narayana Murthy, founder and chairman of Infosys Technologies Ltd, India’s second biggest software services company.

In 1999, a US high-tech stealth fighter jet was drowned by a vintage SA-3 missile shot by a Siberian air-force commander named Col. Zoltan Dani.

Fans lit up internet in memory of Heath Ledger on his third death anniversary. 'The Dark Knight' with the actor portraying Joker was the favorite to watch.

California-based Tri-valley University found to run a racket that facilitated illegal student immigration status for foreign nationals and authorized them to remain in the United States.

Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> kept its spot at the top of the global sales ranking in 2010, outselling General Motors Co by less than 30,000 units as the U.S. rival achieved faster growth in the world's two biggest markets.

Asian stocks rose on mild bargain buying after a sell-off last week, while the euro hovered near a nine-week high before a Fed meeting this week where it is expected to paint a cautious view of the world's biggest economy.

A Morgan Stanley banker named Kamal Ahmed is under investigation by U.S. authorities for leaking information regarding an upcoming takeover that ultimately was passed on to Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people close to the situation.

Consumers in most countries globally look set to keep a tight grip on spending in coming months as they worry about job security and rising inflation, a survey by the Nielsen Company showed on Sunday.

Packaging and paper company RockTenn Co has agreed to buy bigger rival Smurfit-Stone Container Corp for $3.5 billion in cash and stock seven months after Smurfit emerged from bankruptcy with less debt and higher profit potential.