NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (C) arrives on Wall Street to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (C) arrives on Wall Street to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.

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  1. Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in this file image from September 23, 2009. "Bonus" has become a dirty word on Wall Street, prompting image consultants to advise the biggest financial firms to use euphemisms that carry less stigma as the season of lavish payouts approaches. A look at Goldman Sachs' quarterly filings with regulators reveals that the term "discretionary bonuses" has been replaced with "discretionary compensation" in the past nine months. Picture taken September 23, 2009.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Wall Street financier Steven Rattner and managing editor of Fortune Magazine Andy Serwer attend the FORTUNE Breakfast and Conversation with Steven Rattner at Time & Life Building on November 18, 2009 in New York City.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: CNN's Anderson Cooper attends the 8th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation�s 'An Enduring Vision' benefit at Cipriani, Wall Street on November 16, 2009 in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: A woman walks by as a New York City Police emergency vehicle idles on Wall Street on November 16, 2009 in New York City. A decision by the United States Attorney General Eric Holder to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, to New York City to face trial in a civilian court rather than a military commission has divided New Yorkers. Four other accused terrorists from Guantanamo Bay are to be brought with Mohammed to a high-security federal prison in Manhattan. Many people, including the mayor of New York at the time of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Rudolph W. Giuliani, have voiced security concerns about bringing the suspects to Manhattan.
  5. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Nicholas Rodriguez (L) and filmmaker Dustin Lance Black attend The 2009 Emery Awards and 30th Anniversary of the Hetrick-Martin Institute at Cipriani, Wall Street on November 10, 2009 in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMEBER 14: Scott Mazzella works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of trading day on September 14, 2009 in New York City. President Obama gave a major speech on the state of the economy today at Wall Street.

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  1. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key signs the New York Stock Exchange's guest book as his daughter Stephie Key (L), son Max Key and wife Bronah Key talk with NYSE CEO Duncan L. Niederauer (R) at the board room of the NYSE Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.
  2. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key talks with Douglas A. Johonson, a trader from Bank of America who deals New Zealand's Telecom stocks, on the floor of New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.
  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (2nd L) rings the closing bell with his daughter Stephie Key (L), son Max Key (R) and wife Bronah Key (hidden) at the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (C) talks with Douglas A. Johonson (R), a trader from Bank of America who deals New Zealand's Telecom stocks, on the floor of New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Key rang the closing bell at the Exchange on Thursday.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (C) arrives on Wall Street to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (L) poses with New York Stock Exchange CEO Duncan L. Niederauer as he tours the floor of the NYSE Thursday, September 24, 2009, in New York City. Key rang the closing bell.
  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key (L) talks with New York Stock Exchange CEO Duncan L. Niederauer as he tours the floor of New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Prime MInister John Key rings the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE CEO Duncan L. Niederauer (C) and New Zealand's First Lady Bronah Key (R) at the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 2009, in New York City. Stocks fell today for the second straight day of trading.
  9. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Richie McCaw of the All Blacks is presented with the Bledisloe Cup by New Zealand Prime Minister John after the 2009 Tri Nations series Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  10. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Richie McCaw of the All Blacks is presented with the Bledisloe Cup by New Zealand Prime Minister John after the 2009 Tri Nations series Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  11. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes afternoon tea with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, winner of the 'Phones for Starship' competition, at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.
  12. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes afternoon tea with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, winner of the 'Phones for Starship' competition, at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.
  13. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key poses with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, her Mother Yvette Newman (L) and Andrea Parker of Starship Hospital during an afternoon tea at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.
  14. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes afternoon tea with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, winner of the 'Phones for Starship' competition, at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.
  15. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes afternoon tea with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, winner of the 'Phones for Starship' competition, at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.
  16. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes afternoon tea with 6 year-old Breanna Newman, winner of the 'Phones for Starship' competition, at The Beehive on October 13, 2009 in Wellington, Australia. Newman collected 468 mobile phones in the recycling competition, winning afternoon tea with Key.

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