It will become harder still with the creation of a single, liquid market in euro-denominated corporate bonds.

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And as capital markets become more integrated and liquid, it is easier for single-country firms to raise money by selling bonds or shares.

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The IBM team's quantum computer was a straw-thin vial filled with a rust-colored liquid packed with millions of copies of a single organic molecule.

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