In this photo released by NYSE Euronext, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand, left, joins NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer Duncan Niederauer for the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in New York. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

In this photo released by NYSE Euronext, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand, left, joins NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer Duncan Niederauer for the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in New York.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) greets U.N. Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok October 5, 2009. Clark was attending the launch of the 2009 Human Development Report titled "Overcoming Barriers; Human Mobility and Development".
  8. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, greets back to a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhant province, sothern Thailand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said.
  9. Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  10. Gilles Simon (R) of France recieves his trophy from Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  11. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.
  12. U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer, left, and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, look on prior to the start of the opening session of the U.N. climate talks Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  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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