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Wall Street Week Ahead: Correction talk gets old as rally sails along
NEW YORK - With the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.
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Kuwait replaces oil officials at KPC after $2.2 billion Dow payment
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage hikes from gold, coal producers
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Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 15,354.40 |  +121.18 |
+0.80% |
| S&P 500 | 1,667.47 | +17.00 |
+1.03% |
| NASDAQ | 3,498.97 | +33.72 |
+0.97% |
| TR US Index | 151.30 | +1.53 |
+1.02% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | +1.23% |
| Basic Materials | +0.25% |
| Industrials | +0.75% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.53% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |  -0.12% |
| Financials | +0.91% |
| Healthcare | +0.16% |
| Technology | +0.81% |
| Telecoms | -0.60% |
| Utilities | +0.41% |
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