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The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.

While search teams scour the Atlantic ocean for the black boxes of Air France flight AF447 before their signals die out, aviation experts are considering satellite data streaming to collect vital flight data in future.

Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday ahead of figures for weekly jobless claims and other indicators that investors hoped would show the recovery was gaining traction.

Like all presidents, Barack Obama is finding it hard to deliver on some of the campaign promises he made last year, in some cases disappointing many ardent supporters who were critical to his election.

Bailed out U.S. insurer American International Group has chosen Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as joint global coordinators for the more than $4 billion IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, banking sources said on Thursday.

The tortuous question of when ailing steel demand might recover from the global economic downturn is likely to dominate talks at an industry gathering in New York next week.

The U.S. climate bill would not do enough to protect consumers from future energy costs and gives away too many permits to power and natural gas distribution companies to pollute with carbon dioxide, environmental groups said.

LG Electronics will start selling this month flatscreen monitors that can function as virtual computers, saving costs by allowing multiple users to run programs off a single standard PC.

Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday ahead of figures for weekly jobless claims and other indicators that investors hoped would show the recovery was gaining traction.

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French group Areva will sign on Thursday an agreement to start exclusive talks with U.S. power group Duke Energy to build a new generation nuclear reactor in Ohio, said a source close to the situation.

Bailed out U.S. insurer American International Group has chosen Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as its joint global coordinators for a more than $4 billion IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, sources said on Thursday.

Dow Jones futures rose 0.1 percent and S&P 500 futures also rose 0.1 percent while Nasdaq futures fell 0.2 percent by 0913 GMT, suggesting a mixed start for U.S. stock markets on Thursday.

Oil rose further over $71 a barrel on Thursday, buoyed by weakness in the dollar and bullish data on Chinese and U.S. crude inventories.

Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp's debtor-in-possession lenders are mulling an offer for the company, the New York Post said, citing a person familiar with the matter.

NYSE Euronext said it had signed a deal with Depository Trust & Clearing Corp to form a joint venture for clearing U.S. fixed income derivatives.

NYSE Euronext , the world's top exchange operator by the size of its listings, is planning to establish a clearinghouse for fixed-income investments, the Wall Street Journal said.

Oil rose toward $72 a barrel on Thursday as the dollar weakened, and bullish data on China and U.S. crude inventories helped lift sentiment.

NYSE Euronext , the world's top exchange operator by the size of its listings, is planning to establish a clearinghouse for fixed-income investments, the Wall Street Journal said.

China could still increase its holdings of U.S. Treasuries if the dollar is stable, even though the long-term trajectory is to diversify its foreign exchange reserves, a former central bank governor said in an essay.

Oil paused at $71 a barrel on Thursday, as traders weighed a steady dollar against bullish data on China and U.S. crude inventories.