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Dec 22 2008, Marco Villa

The $50 billion lost by the Ponzi scheme run by the former NASDAQ president, Bernard Madoff, has ushered in strong words from the President-elect calling for more regulation of the financial sector so as to create a sense of confidence in the...

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In this picture released by Nasdaq Dubai, Bob Greifeld Chief Executive NASDAQ OMX Group talks to the journalists at DIFX, Dubai International Financial exchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. One of Dubai’s two stock exchanges is..