Traders wear 2013 glasses while they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31.
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Traders wear 2013 glasses while they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31.
Traders wear 2013 glasses while they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31.
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Police arrest protesters near Wall Street during a demonstration on the anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept. 17.
NBC News: Looking to reignite their movement on its one-year anniversary, several hundred Occupy Wall Street activists protested in lower Manhattan Monday, staging a sit-in near the iconic New York Stock Exchange and swarming through the streets in costumes and toting American flags and signs. Full Story

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Police officers arrest a protester.

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Occupy Wall Street protesters circulate through the financial district trying to disrupt business on Sept. 17.

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Protesters chant during an Occupy Wall Street march Sept. 17 in New York.

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Police stand near an arrested protester.

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Police arrest a protester.
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A trader rests during afternoon trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 23, 2012 in New York City. The Dow dropped 101 points as fear spread regarding a possible bailout for the Spanish government.
NBC News’ Roland Jones reports:
Stocks took a tumble Monday, tracking global equity markets sharply lower, as traders worried that Spain could eventually be shut out of public markets and forced to seek a sovereign bailout in the same manner as Greece, which itself may be approaching an exit from the eurozone.
By the close of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 101 points, recovering from a loss of as much as 239 points sustained just after the opening bell.
Read more stock market coverage in Market Day.
Related story: European slowdown hitting some states hard

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 1, at the Closing Bell in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 277 points after the release of a disappointing jobs report.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.
I generally don’t put much stock in the expressions of traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, but today’s bad economic news does seem to be reflected in the faces of these people.
Msnbc.com’s Roland jones reports:
A gloomy U.S. jobs report and signs of a global economic slowdown hammered Wall Street Friday, wiping out the stock market’s gains for 2012 and leaving investors wondering where to turn.
The Dow Jones industrial average sank 275 points, or 2.2 percent, chalking up its biggest one-day drop since November. The market index closed down 0.8 percent for the year and off 2.7 percent for the week.

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Anthony Riccio, center, work with fellow traders on the floor on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 200 points, erasing what was left of its gain for the year.
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A man walks past demonstrators with Occupy Wall Street sleeping on Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange on April 17.

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A demonstrator with the Occupy Wall Street movement sweeps near the steps of Federal Hall, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange on April 17.

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An Occupy Wall Street protester is arrested in front of Federal Hall, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Yesterday, police forced protesters, who had previously been sleeping on the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street, to move.

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An Occupy Wall Street protester stands in a paddy wagon in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 16.

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A member of the Occupy movement plays his guitar while resting on the steps of Federal Hall near the New York Stock Exchange on April 16.

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A young girl makes a face as she watches members of the Occupy movement protest on the steps of Federal Hall near the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 16.
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Up host Chris Hayes leads the conversation on civil disobedience in light of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the groups that are emerging set to teach protesters non-violent demonstration tactics.

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Occupy Wall Street protester Brandon Crozier holds up a sign at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange, in the Financial District in New York on April 12.

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A man walks past Occupy Wall Street protesters at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street on April 12. A group of protesters have slept at the corner for the past three nights.

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Occupy Wall Street protester Yoni Miller, right, speaks to a police officer at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange, in the Financial District in New York on April 12.

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Occupy Wall Street protesters read a book on the steps of Federal Hall in the Financial District in New York on April 12. The protesters have slept at the corner Wall Street and Nassau Street, near the New York Stock Exchange, for the past three nights.
Protesters urge supporters to skip work on May 1
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through the streets of the Financial District during a "Spring Training" exercise in New York on April 6. Organizers say the training is meant to teach people how to protest, avoid law enforcement and stay safe.

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A policeman stands in front of protesters during the march.

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Occupy Wall Street protesters during the "Spring Training" exercise on April 6 in New York.

A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask outside the New York Stock Exchange during the exercise.

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Austin Guest, an Occupy Wall Street protestor, is arrested during the "Spring Training" exercise on April 6 in New York.
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Two bulls stand in front of the New York Stock Exchange to promote an upcoming bull riding event in New York, New York, USA, on Jan. 5, 2011.
We're all used to seeing photos of the the charging bull statue on Wall Street, but I prefer the real thing, even if it is a publicity stunt for the Professional Bull Riders' Madison Square Garden Invitational. What's next, live bears?
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Demonstrators with "Occupy Wall Street" sleep in Zuccotti Park on September 29, 2011 in New York. where demonstrators against the economic system have been gathering in New York City. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now on Day 13. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment.

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Demonstrators exercise in Zuccotti Park during with "Occupy Wall Street" occupy on Sept. 29, 2011 in New York.

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Daily life at the "Occupy Wall Street" sit in Zuccotti Park in New York.

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Demonstrators with "Occupy Wall Street" sleep Zuccotti Park on September 29, 2011 in New York. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now on Day 13. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment.
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Msnbc.com's John Schoen visited the sit-in, which he characterized as a messy, mostly disorganized movement that lacks a clear message -- a lot like the rest of the current American political discourse these days.

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Over 700 hundred Continental and United pilots, joined by additional pilots from other Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) carriers, demonstrate in front of Wall Street on September 27, 2011 in New York City. The pilots want to draw attention to the lack of progress on negotiations of the pilots' joint collective bargaining agreement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the corporate merger close date of United and Continental airlines.

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Sign at the demonstration.

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Pilot at the demonstration.

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Rachael Pletz, right, holds up a sign as she and others participate in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 in New York. Marchers represented various causes both political and economic.
msnbc.com staff and news service reports:
Police arrested about 80 demonstrators near the New York Stock Exchange on Saturday as they marched through lower Manhattan.
The "Occupy Wall Street" protest is entering its second week. Several hundred protesters have been camped out at New York's private Zucotti Park, blocks from the stock exchange.

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Participants in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street make their up Broadway as police stand by Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 in New York.
On Saturday afternoon, several hundred marched north toward Union Square.
Demonstrators said Saturday that they are protesting bank bailouts, the mortgage crisis and Georgia's execution of Troy Davis. They said the protests were inspired by demonstrations in Egypt and Spain.

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Police take a participant, center, from a march organized by Occupy Wall Street after handcuffing him Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 in New York. Marchers represented various causes both political and economic.
The marchers carried signs spelling out their goals. "Tax the rich," one sign said. "We Want Money for Healthcare not Corporate Welfare," read another.

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Police carry away a participant in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street in New York on Saturday Sept. 24, 2011.
"Occupy Wall Street," they chanted, "all day, all week."
This is the second weekend in a row where protesters descended on Wall Street. See PhotoBlog's coverage of last weekend's protest.

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People protesting the economic system walk on a financial district sidewalk as office workers head to work on September 19 in New York City.

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People protesting the economic system flood financial district sidewalks as office workers head to work on September 19 in New York City. Organizers said the protests, which began Saturday, could last for weeks.

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Participants in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrate around Wall Street attempting to disrupt pedestrian flow for financial workers to get to work, in New York, on September 19.

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A protester sleeps in Zuccotti Park, where demonstrators against the economic system have been gathering, on September 19, in New York City.

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Participants in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrate around Wall Street attempting to disrupt pedestrian flow for financial workers to get to work, in New York, on September 19. Hundreds of demonstrators, who descended on Lower Manhattan on Saturday with the aim of staying at least until the open of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, had planned to turn the area into an "American Tahrir Square."