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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse
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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse
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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse
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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse
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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse
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A general view of the trading floor and the DAX board is pictured at Frankfurt stock exchange February 1, 2012. European Union regulators have blocked the merger of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext to avoid giving them a ...
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