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U.S. stock futures tilted modestly higher Monday amid relative calm over European finances and the lack of any sparks at a weekend meeting of top finance ministers.

S&P 500 futures (SPX 1,065, -0.72, -0.07%) rose 1.6 points to 1,061.4 and Nasdaq 100 futures (COMP 2,141, -0.47, -0.02%) were ahead 1 point at 1,746. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 10,012, +10.05, +0.10%) gained
Mattel Inc., maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels racing toys, reported Friday that its fourth-quarter profit jumped 86% on lower costs as Barbie sales notched their biggest gain in a decade.

Net income rose to $328.4 million, or 89 cents a share, from $176.4 million, or 49 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding a tax benefit of 8 cents a share, adjusted earnings in the latest q