NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday as declining oil prices pressured energy shares and 3M Co's outlook for the current year came in below analysts' forecast.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer 3M Co on Tuesday released an outlook that was below analysts' forecasts for the current year, ahead of a meeting with investors.

  NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is talking to BAIC, China's fifth largest car maker, about a partial sale of assets associated with its Saab brand, including tooling and technology, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the U.S. economy's recovery remained fragile and unemployment may be high for some time, cooling anticipation of an early increase in U.S. interest rates.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's Chief Risk Officer Greg Curl is under scrutiny by New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo's office in connection with the probe of the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch, the New York Times reported.

  NEW YORK (Reuters)- Kroger Co , the largest U.S. grocery chain, reported a much lower-than-expected quarterly profit and cut its full-year forecast as it feels pressure from falling food prices and stepped up competition, pushing its shares down nearly 10 percent in premarket trade.

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell 0.6 percent in November, the latest sign that the fast-food sector that had performed well through most of the recession is weakening.

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - FedEx Corp said on Monday that its second-quarter earnings would easily beat its previous forecast, citing strong growth in international demand for its air services, especially in Asia and Latin America, and its shares rose more than 3 percent.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - James Gorman, who takes over as Morgan Stanley's chief executive on January 1, plans to put finance chief Colm Kelleher and banker Paul Taubman in charge of the company's institutional securities unit, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China Mobile and Research in Motion will offer BlackBerry handsets and Internet service to consumers as well as smaller firms in China, the two firms said on Tuesday.