NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer, left, and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson speak to the media during a major jobs announcement at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Niederauer unveiled plans Monday to open a new software and product-development center center in Belfast following years of lobbying by local authorities in Northern Ireland. The planned technology development center for NYSE Euronext Inc. , which operates several European stock exchanges and provides trading platforms for European brokers, will be its third in Europe alongside existing operations in London and Paris. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer, left, and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson speak to the media during a major jobs announcement at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Niederauer unveiled plans Monday to open a new software and product-development center center in Belfast following years of lobbying by local authorities in Northern Ireland. The planned technology development center for NYSE Euronext Inc. , which operates several European stock exchanges and provides trading platforms for European brokers, will be its third in Europe alongside existing operations in London and Paris.

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  1. Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, left, and NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer arrive for a press conference at Stormont, Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The New York Stock Exchange announced Monday that it plans to set up a service centre in Northern Ireland, creating up to 400 jobs. NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer announced his plans in Belfast alongside Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Ministers. He said the skills base of the region's workforce, and the personal relationship struck up with Stormont leaders lead to the investment. Recruitment for the posts will take place over the next two years. They will be mainly technical jobs, based in Belfast city centre.
  2. NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer, left, and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson speak to the media during a major jobs announcement at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Niederauer unveiled plans Monday to open a new software and product-development center center in Belfast following years of lobbying by local authorities in Northern Ireland. The planned technology development center for NYSE Euronext Inc., which operates several European stock exchanges and provides trading platforms for European brokers, will be its third in Europe alongside existing operations in London and Paris.
  3. Peter Robinson, first minister for Northern Ireland, talks with journalists outside 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London October 14, 2009.
  4. Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP leader, Peter Robinson speaks to the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on establishing of the Justice Department of Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
  5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after their meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  6. U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton (C), poses for a photograph with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L), and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, at Stormont Castle in Belfast October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  7. NYSE Euronext welcomes the officials and guests of Santander Brasil including Vice President Jose de Menezes Berenguer Neto (3rd R) and Duncan Niederauer (C), CEO, NYSE Euronext at the New York Stock Exchange in New York October 7, 2009. Brazil's biggest ever initial public offering kicked off with a whimper instead of a bang as shares of the Brazilian unit of Spanish bank Santander edged lower in their trading debut. Executives of Santander Brasil sought to focus on the fact that it raised 14.1 billion reais ($8.05 billion) with its IPO in Sao Paulo and New York, the largest ever in Brazil and the biggest in the world since March 2008.
  8. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, left, and NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer look down from the bell podium before the ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in New York.
  9. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, left, and NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer look down from the bell podium before the ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in New York.
  10. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, left, and NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer look down from the bell podium before the ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in New York.
  11. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, left, and NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer wave to the members gallery while touring the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in New York.
  12. In this photo released by NYSE Euronext, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand, left, tours the floor at the New York Stock Exchange with NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer Duncan Niederauer, right, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in New York. The man in the center is unidentified.
  13. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs the guest book as NYSE-Euronext CEO, Duncan Niederauer (L), looks on, at the New York Stock Exchange, September 21, 2009.
  14. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rings the opening bell with NYSE-Euronext CEO, Duncan Niederauer (L), at the New York Stock Exchange, September 21, 2009.
  15. New York Stock Exchange Chief Executive Duncan Niederauer, left, and Lawrence Leibowitz Group Executive Vice President, Head of US Markets and Global Technology, NYSE Euronext, right leave Stormont Castle, after making a major jobs announcement in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 The New York Stock Exchange plans to set up a service centre in Northern Ireland, creating up to 400 jobs.
  16. Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, left, and NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer arrive for a press conference at Stormont, Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The New York Stock Exchange announced Monday that it plans to set up a service centre in Northern Ireland, creating up to 400 jobs. NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer announced his plans in Belfast alongside Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Ministers. He said the skills base of the region's workforce, and the personal relationship struck up with Stormont leaders lead to the investment. Recruitment for the posts will take place over the next two years. They will be mainly technical jobs, based in Belfast city centre.

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