The animosity gave way to euphoria April 20 when the two exchanges announced plans to join.

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He made his way, at the age of nine, to France to join his two brothers, and worked in Paris as a chimney sweep and paper boy.

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Once the big two had shown the way, other members of the euro-zone could be invited to join them.

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' moribund stock, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian today urged the world's biggest automaker to join rivals Nissan and Renault in a global alliance as a way to return to profitability after two years of losses.

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