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A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:32 GMT

(Reuters) - A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders wait for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders wait for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd as officers of the company ring the opening bell (above) at the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

NYSE floor official Anthony Sherman prepares for the IPO of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:38 GMT

(Reuters) - NYSE floor official Anthony Sherman prepares for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders await the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders await the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

NYSE governor Thomas Kay (L) and floor official Anthony Sherman ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NYSE governor Thomas Kay (L) and floor official Anthony Sherman prepare for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

He Boquan, (2nd R) Chairman and Co-Founder, watches as his Chinese ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:14 GMT

(Reuters) - He Boquan, (2nd R) Chairman and Co-Founder, watches as his Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd begins to trade on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo, a Trader works on the floor at ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:30 GMT

(AP) - In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo, a Trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Specialty traders at the Kellogg Capital kiosk prepare for the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Specialty traders at the Kellogg Capital kiosk prepare for the IPO of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:17 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:22 GMT

(AP) - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:26 GMT

(AP) - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:51 GMT

(AP) - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Signs can be seen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Signs can be seen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 9, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

U.S. flags hang on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:31:09 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. flags hang on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, October 8, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. sign hangs ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:43 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. sign hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The modest drop in the market Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, comes a day after major stock indicators closed at 13-month highs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

The outside of the Saks Fifth Avenue store is seen in New York ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:37:01 GMT

(Reuters) - The outside of the Saks Fifth Avenue store is seen in New York in this file image from October 8, 2009. Upscale U.S. department store operator Saks Inc reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations for a loss, stoking investor hopes for a luxury market recovery and sending shares up 4.4 percent. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, Specialist Donald Vaneck ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:19 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, Specialist Donald Vaneck works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, as investors found little to pull them into the market after two weeks of big gains. A rebounding dollar also sapped buying sentiment. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A man reads outside the New York Stock Exchange, June 23, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:17:38 GMT

(Reuters) - A man reads outside the New York Stock Exchange, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Participants of the second annual NYSE Euronext 'Mentoring Madness' ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:42 GMT

(AP) - Participants of the second annual NYSE Euronext 'Mentoring Madness' event including CNBC's Maria Bartiromo; Snoop Dogg; Blake Mycoskie, Founder of TOMS Shoes; Stephen Hanson, Founder and President of B.R. Guest Restaurants; and Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, joined by Duncan Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext and the finalists of NYSE Euronext and mtvU's 'Movers & Changers' competition rang The Opening Bell(SM) at the New York Stock Exchange to kick-off Global Entrepreneurship Week. (Photo: Business Wire)

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. street ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:25 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Investors grew more upbeat about the economy Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, after retail sales rebounded more than expected in October and as a weaker dollar sent commodity prices higher.(AP Photo/Jin Lee, file)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:15:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:09:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

The Lehman Brothers booth on the trading floor of the New York ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:53:53 GMT

(Reuters) - The Lehman Brothers booth on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, is shown in this September 16, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files

A Bernard Madoff New York Mets baseball jacket is displayed ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:46:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - A Bernard Madoff New York Mets baseball jacket is displayed during a press preview of a US Marhals Service auction of personal property seized from Bernard and Ruth Madoff. A treasure trove of spoils from the Wall Street swindler and his wife raked in nearly a million dollars in an auction to help pay back some of his victims.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)

From diamond-encrusted watches to satin jackets emblazoned with ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - From diamond-encrusted watches to satin jackets emblazoned with his name, the personal goods of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff were to go under the hammer in New York to raise money to help pay those who lost their fortunes.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)

Personal items are displayed during a press preview of an auction ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Personal items are displayed during a press preview of an auction of personal property seized from Bernard and Ruth Madoff. From diamond-encrusted watches to satin jackets emblazoned with his name, the personal goods of Wall Street swindler Madoff were to go under the hammer in New York to raise money to help pay those who lost their fortunes.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)

A Bernard Madoff New York Mets baseball jacket is displayed ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - A Bernard Madoff New York Mets baseball jacket is displayed during a press preview of an auction of personal property seized from Bernard and Ruth Madoff. From diamond-encrusted watches to satin jackets emblazoned with his name, the personal goods of Wall Street swindler Madoff were to go under the hammer in New York to raise money to help pay those who lost their fortunes.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)

People walk by unused shopping carts at a Brooklyn mall in New ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:06:27 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People walk by unused shopping carts at a Brooklyn mall in New York City. A resurgent Wall Street will keep a close eye on the state of the US consumer in the coming week for signs of a stronger economic recovery heading into the year-end holidays.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)

Shoppers on Fifth Avenue in New York City. A resurgent Wall ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:06:27 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Shoppers on Fifth Avenue in New York City. A resurgent Wall Street will keep a close eye on the state of the US consumer in the coming week for signs of a stronger economic recovery heading into the year-end holidays.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

An oil pump works Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in the Persian Gulf ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:05 GMT

(AP) - An oil pump works Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in the Persian Gulf desert field of Sakhir, Bahrain. Benchmark crude for December delivery lost 66 cents at $76.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where prices dipped as low as $75.57 earlier in the day, the cheapest since Oct. 15, as investors started to pay more attention to a yearlong slump in American energy demand. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Rick Dreiling, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General looks on as ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:24 GMT

(AP) - Rick Dreiling, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General looks on as the stock lists for trading at the New York Stock Exchange and starts trading under the symbol DG Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, (AP Photo/David Karp)

Rick Dreiling, left, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General accompanied ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:02:20 GMT

(AP) - Rick Dreiling, left, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General accompanied by company's executives looks at the monitor as the stock lists for trading at the New York Stock Exchange and starts trading under the symbol DG Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Karp)

Rick Dreiling, center, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General smiles ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:01:25 GMT

(AP) - Rick Dreiling, center, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General smiles as the stock lists for trading at the New York Stock Exchange and starts trading under the symbol DG Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/David Karp)

Traders and Specialists work on the trading floor of the New ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:15 GMT

(AP) - Traders and Specialists work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Dollar General (DG) opens for trading as a new listed company Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Karp)

A copy of the London Evening Standard newapaper's front ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:41:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - A copy of the London Evening Standard newapaper's front page is pictured against the entrance to the London office of Madoff Securities International in London, 2008. The FBI on Friday arrested two computer programmers allegedly employed by Wall Street conman Bernard Madoff to cook the books in his decades-long, multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 29, 2008 file photo, Iberia's chairman ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:31:25 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, July 29, 2008 file photo, Iberia's chairman and chief executive Fernando Conte, right, shakes hands with British Airway's chief executive Willie Walsh, left, before a joint news conference in Madrid. British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA said Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, that they have reached an agreement to form a new company in which BA would hold a controlling 55 percent. The two companies, which together posted euro15 billion (US$22 billion) in revenues last year, are calling the deal a planned merger. In a joint statement, they referred to the combined group as TopCo, and said it would be registered in Spain but have its financial headquarters in London. It would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, and may have a secondary listing in Madrid. British Airways shareholders would hold 55 percent, while Iberia's would have 45 percent.((AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, file)

Specialist Ned Zelles works on the floor of the New York Stock ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:42:14 GMT

(AP) - Specialist Ned Zelles works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. A drop in energy stocks dragged the market lower Thursday following a government report that consumers and businesses cut back on their use of oil and gas. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trader Chris Kolodis works on the floor of the New York Stock ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:21:58 GMT

(AP) - Trader Chris Kolodis works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. A drop in energy stocks dragged the market lower Thursday following a government report that consumers and businesses cut back on their use of oil and gas. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

James Bowers, dressed as Uncle Sam, asks people if they can ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:46:29 GMT

(Reuters) - James Bowers, dressed as Uncle Sam, asks people if they can "spare a trillion", as they walk past him in the rain outside the front of Federal Hall, near the New York Stock Exchange, October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East

James Maguire Jr., left, and Rudy Mass work on the floor of ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:20:06 GMT

(AP) - James Maguire Jr., left, and Rudy Mass work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:36 GMT

(AP) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trader Peter Tuchman, center, works on the floor of the New ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:07 GMT

(AP) - Trader Peter Tuchman, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trader Ronald Madarasrz works on the floor of the New York Stock ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:41 GMT

(AP) - Trader Ronald Madarasrz works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A motorist pumps gas at the Super Petroleum gas station in Lawrence, ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:47:01 GMT

(AP) - A motorist pumps gas at the Super Petroleum gas station in Lawrence, Mass., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Oil prices ticked higher Wednesday as OPEC said the world would consume more crude in 2010 than previously expected, and China said its economy improved. Benchmark crude for December delivery added 23 cents to settle at $79.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2007 file photo, New York Stock Exchange ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:37 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2007 file photo, New York Stock Exchange signs top trading posts on the floor of the NYSE. Wall Street anticipates a stronger open Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, as investors keep rallying around the expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were acquitted Tuesday ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:09:22 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were acquitted Tuesday in New York of defrauding investors, in a setback for government attempts to punish Wall Street for the 2008 financial meltdown.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid