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Japan's top securities firm Nomura reported a third straight ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:09:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - Japan's top securities firm Nomura reported a third straight quarter in the black, boosted by its purchase of large parts of failed Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

The JP Morgan and Chase headquarters is seen in New York in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:31:18 GMT

(Reuters) - The JP Morgan and Chase headquarters is seen in New York in this January 30, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken January 30, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about financial reform after ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:31:17 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about financial reform after his meeting with Presidential Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chair Paul Volcker (L) at the White House in Washington in this January 21, 2010 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken January 21, 2010. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

A man walks past the Goldman Sachs headquarters building in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:29:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past the Goldman Sachs headquarters building in the financial district of New York in this May 8, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken May 8, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:26:58 GMT

(Reuters) - European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a joint news conference following a summit to discuss the international financial crisis at the Elysee Palace, in this October 4, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken October 4, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Piotr Snuss (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks about ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:26:56 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks about a year of economic turmoil at the Brookings Institution in Washington in this September 15, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken September 15, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) poses with British ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:24:48 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) poses with British Central Bank Governor Mervyn King (L) and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet for a photo during the G7 meeting in Tokyo in this February 9, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken February 9, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Riot policemen signal each other amid smoke from tear gas during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:23:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Riot policemen signal each other amid smoke from tear gas during an anti-government protest in Thessaloniki in this September 5, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken September 5, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Grigoris Siamidis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Protesters clash with police during a May Day rally outside ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters clash with police during a May Day rally outside the parliament in Athens in this May 1, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken May 1, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Kostas Tsironis (GREECE - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A paint covered Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) logo is seen ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:20:19 GMT

(Reuters) - A paint covered Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) logo is seen on the headquarters of the bank in Zurich in this January 18, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken January 18, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST)

Anti-capitalist student protestors demonstrate outside the Bank ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:19:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Anti-capitalist student protestors demonstrate outside the Bank of England in London in this October 10, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken October 10, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST)

Protestors hold signs behind Richard Fuld, Chairman and Chief ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:18:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Protestors hold signs behind Richard Fuld, Chairman and Chief Executive of Lehman Brothers Holdings, as he takes his seat to testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this October 6, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken October 6, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this March 18, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken March 18, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

A worker carries a box out of the U.S. investment bank Lehman ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:15:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker carries a box out of the U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers offices in the Canary Wharf district of London in this September 15, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken September 15, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS)

Staff stand in a meeting room at Lehman Brothers offices in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:13:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Staff stand in a meeting room at Lehman Brothers offices in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London in this September 11, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken September 11, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS)

A French trader monitors shares prices in Paris in 2008. European ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:48:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French trader monitors shares prices in Paris in 2008. European stock markets have rallied with London hitting the highest level since September 2008 when the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers signalled the start of the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)

London's main stock market index hit its highest level since ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:02:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - London's main stock market index hit its highest level since September 2008, when the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers signalled the start of the global economic crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)