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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the "Big Board", is a stock exchange based in New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume and, with 2,764 listed securities, has the second most securities of all stock exchanges. It was the second biggest stock exchange in the world in terms of company listings, second only to NASDAQ with 3,200 companies, before the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India consolidated to become the biggest stock exchange in the world with 4,800 company listings as of August 2007. As of December 31, 2006, the combined capitalization of all New York Stock Exchange listed companies was $25.0 trillion.

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In this photo provided by Bank of America, Nancy Hunt, of Little Rock, Ark., sends a text message to Bank of America's new interactive billboard in New York's Times Square, Friday, March 19, 2010. Participants send text messages to the billboard about a daily routine she would most like to 'retire' in order to focus on what matters most. The billboard is part of the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management 'help2retire' campaign. Bank of America
The US Bank Tower (C), the Mellon Bank Center (L) and the Citigroup Center (R) are framed by a statue called "The Three Graces" in downtown Los Angeles, in this 09 February 2006 file photo. US banking titan Citigroup announced a 26 percent drop in its latest quarterly profits 19 January 2007, attributing the earnings slowdown to a one-time gain a year ago and the overhaul of its Japanese operations. However, Citigroup -- one of the world's largest financial institutions -- still posted hefty fourth quarter net profits of 5.13 billion dollars, more than the combined profits of Merrill Lynch, Apple and American Airlines. Citigroup reported earnings per share of 1.03 dollars, two cents better than most Wall Street analysts had anticipated. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck Citigroup
MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: Tom Glocer of Thomson Reuters attends the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 25, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world. Thomson Reuters
Boeing Co. 737 fuselages travel on rail cars on their way to Boeing's assembly plant in Renton, Wash., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in Seattle. The fuselages are built in Kansas by Spirit AeroSystems. Boeing
Autodesk software played a pivotal role in helping James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment pioneer new methods of virtual moviemaking. TM & (C) 2009 Twentieth Century Fox - All Rights Reserved. Autodesk, Inc.
A worker gathers shopping carts near a Wal-Mart store Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for "all black people" to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m., Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now." Management later apologized. Wal-Mart
The Alcoa Concentrating Solar Panel trough under construction at the Alcoa Technical Center in Pittsburgh, PA prior to being installed at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado. Alcoa, Inc.
Barry Zubrow, executive vice president, chief risk officer, JPMorgan Chase, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing to examine implications of President Obama's proposal to rein in big Wall Street banks. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
The chief chief executive officer of Arcelor Mittal, Lakshmi Mittal speaks at an annual results conference at the Arcelor Mittal headquarters in Luxembourg on February 11, 2009. ArcelorMittal steel reported a huge loss in the last quarter of 2008, and announced today that job cuts could exceed a planned total of 9,000. ArcelorMittal
SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 20: A Wells Fargo customer uses an ATM at a Wells Fargo Bank branch office January 20, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Wells Fargo beat analyst expectations by posting a fourth quarter earnings of $2.82 billion or 8 cents a share compared to a loss of $2.73 billion or 84 cents a share one year ago. Wells Fargo
The Wall Street is seen sign outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 2008 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. Wall Street
FILE - In this file photo released by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., newly named CEO Lamberto Andreotti is shown. The drugmaker on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 said Andreotti will serve as CEO effective May 4, when current chairman and CEO James M. Cornelius will retire. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Two people walk past the AstraZeneca plant in Lund, Sweden, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Astra Zeneca announced Monday that it will shuts down its facilities in Lund lying off 900 employees. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Tuesday that it is reorganizing its global research and development operations and eliminating about 1,800 R&D jobs as part of a previously announced cost-cutting plan. AstraZeneca PLC
PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 9: PNC Financial Services Group headquarters is shown October 9, 2006 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PNC announced today that it would purchase Mercantile Bankshares for $47.24 per share, about $6 billion in cash and stock. The company said in a news release that the move, which requires regulatory and shareholder approval, will make PNC a top-10 bank holding company in market capitalization. PNC Financial Services Group
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 04: Nucor Corporation Chairman, CEO and President Daniel DiMicco (L), and AK Steel Corporation Chairman, President and CEO James Wainscott (R), testify during a hearing before the Congressional Steel Caucus on Capitol Hill February 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the state of the steel industry in the United States of America. Nucor Corporation
MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Best Buy Inc.'s employee Ana Gomez (R) helps Maria Vides as she pays for a digital camera at the store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores. Best Buy Co., Inc.

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