Monday, 12 December 2011

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 , for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.8 to 1 percent.

Abu Dhabis Etihad Airways will buy 12 planes from Boeing , including 10 787-9 Dreamliners, in a deal valued at $2.8 billion at current list prices, the airline said in a statement on Monday.

The Treasury Department issues monthly budget data for November at 1900 GMT. Economists forecast a $139.0 billion deficit, compared with a budget deficit of $98.47 billion in October.

ConocoPhillips has made a gas find in the southern North Sea near BP\'s Ula oil and gas field, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Monday, but more tests are needed to see if the shallow-water discovery is worth developing.

Struggling telecom network equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to sell its fixed line Broadband Access business unit to U.S. firm Adtran as part of a revamp of its operations.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker who was co-head of the firm\'s Asia investment banking operation for six years is retiring, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Monday, the second senior Asia banker to depart Goldman in the last month.

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