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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Todd Kaufman, who turned investor in California real estate after 23 years on Wall Street, visits a house he renovated which is for sale in Thousand Oaks, California September 22, 2009. Across the nation, home prices rose for a third straight month in July, encouraging investors to buy property. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of house prices in 20 metropolitan areas rose nearly 4 percent in the period. Picture taken September 22, 2009.
  6. 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.
  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 16: A businessman pauses on Wall Street on September 16, 2009 in New York, City. With further economic news indicating that the recession is easing, stocks rose Wednesday with the Dow up 70 points in afternoon trading.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMEBER 14: Traders work 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.
  9. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks at the NASDAQ exchange on September 14, 2009 in New York, New York. Priesident Obama gave a major speech on the state of the economy today at Wall Street.
  10. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Two women in a window smile as U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in a motorcade to a restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood September 14, 2009 in New York City. Obama had lunch in the Village after giving a speece on Wall Street downtown.
  11. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at Federal Hall on Wall Street about the financial crisis September 14, 2009 in New York City. Obama discussed steps the Administration has taken to help the economy recover and financial overhaul actions the United States and the world should take to prevent crises in the future.
  12. HEFEI, CHINA - AUGUSR 28: Investors watch electronic display boards at a stock exchange on August 28, 2009 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. China's share markets slumped on Black Friday amid increasing worries over shrinking liquidity and an overnight Wall Street fall.

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  1. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow industrials pierced the 10,000 level on Wednesday for the first time in a year on surprisingly robust company results and better-than-expected retail sales.
  2. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow industrials pierced the 10,000 level on Wednesday for the first time in a year on surprisingly robust company results and better-than-expected retail sales.
  3. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average briefly climbed above the psychologically important 10,000 level on Wednesday as U.S. stocks advanced on strong quarterly profits.
  4. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  5. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  6. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  7. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  8. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  9. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  10. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  11. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing Dow Jones Industrial Average, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average has reclaimed 10,000 for the first time in a year.
  12. A pair of traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average has reclaimed 10,000 for the first time in a year.
  13. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it crosses 10,000 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  14. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it crosses 10,000 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  15. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it crosses 10,000 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  16. Trader Ted Weisberg, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, wears a vintage "Dow 10,000" cap from March 1999, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average first closed above 10,000.

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  1. An Egyptian vendor feeds his goat at a market in Banha, 48 km (30 miles) north of Cairo, November 23, 2009. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world by slaughtering goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
  2. A municipal worker sweeps near the French Navy's Mistral amphibious assault ship, docked on the Neva River in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. A French navy ship of the type that Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday for a visit to St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that it may be used to intimidate its neighbors.
  3. An Egyptian livestock vendor waits for customers at a cattle market in Banha, 48 km (30 miles) north of Cairo, November 23, 2009. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world by slaughtering goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
  4. India's coach Gary Kirsten (L) speaks with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during a practice session ahead of their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kanpur November 23, 2009.
  5. Sri Lankan cricket team captain Kumar Sangakkara checks his bat after a practice session in Kanpur, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sri Lanka will play the second test cricket match against India on Tuesday.
  6. Mineworkers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine near a gas explosion site in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 23, 2009. Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a mine in northeastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the country's latest mine disaster at 104.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Actor Stephen Dorff attends the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  8. BOLTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Gael Givet of Blackburn Rovers in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers at the at Reebok Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Bolton, England.
  9. BOLTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Jussi Jaaskelainen of Bolton Wanderers in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers at the at Reebok Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Bolton, England.
  10. BOLTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Jussi Jaaskelainen of Bolton Wanderers in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers at the at Reebok Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Bolton, England.
  11. BOLTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Chung Yong Lee of Bolton Wanderers in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers at the at Reebok Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Bolton, England.
  12. BOLTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Chung Yong Lee of Bolton Wanderers in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers at the at Reebok Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Bolton, England.
  13. India's Kamal Chawla reacts after loosing the match against Brazil's Igor Figueiredo in the men's quarter finals of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited-International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Snooker Championship 2009, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The Championship runs from Nov. 15 to 25.
  14. Brazil's Igor Figueiredo plays a shot against India's Kamal Chawla in the men's quarter finals of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited-International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Snooker Championship 2009, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The Championship runs from Nov. 15 to 25.
  15. Hindu devotees pray on the banks of the river Ganges, considered holy, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  16. Poland's Bartosz Kurek spikes the ball against Egypt during their match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.