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State of the Union Preview -- Energy & Environment

President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address for 2011 tonight at 9 pm ET in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The president is expected to focus on 'competitiveness', and high energy costs are routinely a concern of U.S. businesses and consumers. Healthcare, taxes and the deficit tend to loom larger.

DuPont results beat, but cost concerns linger

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Sales of automobile paint and plastics helped DuPont post a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, though higher raw material costs raised concern about margin pressure this year.
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India top court defers view on PM role in scandal

U.S. eases some high-tech export curbs on India

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it was easing restrictions of exports of high-technology goods to India in recognition of the two countries' stronger economic and national security ties.

Tax cuts, spending debate on Union speech agenda

President Barack Obama will broadly discuss issues related the accounting debate about tax cuts and spending at his State of the Union address on Monday, a White House spokesman said Monday.

Inside Cuba, small businesses ramp up tourism offer

Communist Cuba's recent easing of red tape for private enterprise is improving services for tourists in provincial towns on the Caribbean island, with hundreds of new restaurants and lodgings opening up.

Breakthrough after U.S. warns China on North Korea

The United States warned China it would redeploy forces in Asia if Beijing failed to rein in North Korea, an Obama administration official said on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to Seoul's demands for crisis talks.
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Stock index futures point to flat open

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.04 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 5:27 a.m. ET.
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France's Sarkozy to lay out ambitious G20 goals

President Nicolas Sarkozy will spell out his plans for reforming the international monetary system and curbing volatility in food and fuel prices on Monday in a keynote speech on France's year-long G20 presidency.
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Bar set high as stocks eye pullback

The much anticipated pullback is finally under way, some investors say, after a mid-week wobble. But the market is showing it still has some juice left -- if earnings can meet towering expectations.

China media lauds Hu's U.S. visit as masterstroke

Chinese media praised President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States on Friday as a diplomatic masterstroke in easing tensions, but reports largely ignored thornier questions of currency and human rights.
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Obama names GE's Immelt head of new economic panel

President Barack Obama will name General Electric Co. Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt to head a new advisory panel focused on promoting economic growth by investing in business, the White House said on Friday.

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