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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
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SC hospital employee fired for refusing flu shot eligible for unemployment benefits
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VIDEO: Microsoft announces 'Halo' TV series
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Grant program offers low-income Columbia residents $3,000 for job training
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Duke offers to pay half for Sassafras Mountain observation tower
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Midlands People & Achievements: Todd Lewis
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Twitter adds security measure to logins
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Will Charleston concert-booking agency fill void left by 5PP?
Five Points has been hurting for music venue stability since Elbow Room closed in 2002.
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SC business notebook, May 22
Law firms merging in SC; Dimon keeps top job at JP Morgan Chase; Complaints about Facebook fuel teen Twitter boom
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks
Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Wal-Mart hires Hill & Knowlton executive
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named Dan Bartlett, most recently president and CEO of the U.S. arm of global business advisory firm Hill & Knowlton Strategies, as its new executive vice president of corporate affairs.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Gold slips on speculation will Fed cut stimulus
Gold prices are sinking as traders weigh the possibility that the Federal Reserve will start paring back its support for the economy in the coming months.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
How The AP and Equilar calculate CEO pay
For its annual survey of CEO pay, The Associated Press uses data provided by Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus
Stocks fell in afternoon trading Wednesday on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers in a meeting earlier this month favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continued to improve.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Oil falls near $94 on small drop in supplies
The price of oil fell near $94 a barrel Wednesday as the nation's oil supply fell less than expected and demand for gasoline remained weak.
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TECHNOLOGY
Gadgets: Protect your electronics from the elements this summer
For the most part, portable electronic gadgets and water are a bad combination. But here are a bunch of waterproof accessories to keep your reading, music, photos or calls beach-, water- and even fishing-friendly this summer.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain
Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves its tax base to Britain after it completes a merger with its U.S.-based subsidiary CNH Global NV.








