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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

KUWAIT - State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2 billion in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint venture.

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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage hikes from gold, coal producers

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Sunday it would seek pay hikes of up to 60 percent from the country's gold and coal producers in upcoming wage talks which are expected to be among the toughest ever.

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Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home.

18 May 2013

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.

Tech, Media 18 May 2013

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