Record producer and entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs (center) speaks with
CNBC’s Mark Haines (left), as Terry Lundgren (second from left), head of Federated   
Department Stores (FD), and William Lauder, chief of The Estee Lauder Cos. (EL), look
on. Mr. Combs rang The Opening Bell^SM on April 3 to celebrate the success his fragrance Unforgivable. The fragrance is produced by Estee Lauder and is sold in department stores owned by Federated. 

Snowboardcross champion Seth Wescott shows off the gold medal he won at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.  The gold medalist toured the trading floor and rang The Opening Bell on March 1.

Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and tennis star Maria Sharapova and Mark Ford, president and publisher of Sports Illustrated , join NYSE Group CEO John Thain on the
bell podium to celebrate the 2006 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.  The three rang
The Closing Bell^SM on Feb. 15.

Television news personality Barbara Walters (second from right) and fellow co-hosts
of ABC’s daytime talk show, The View, celebrate the show’s 2000th episode with
Katherine Oliver (third from right), commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office
of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. ABC’s all-star news team includes (from left)
Star Jones Reynolds, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Meredith Vieira and Joy Behar. 
The women rang The Closing Bell on Feb. 2.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (left) speaks with NYSE Group CEO John Thain
on the trading floor.  Mr. Gonzales rang The Opening Bell on Feb. 23.

Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Nogaideli (center) hobnobs with traders on the floor.
Mr. Nogaideli visited the NYSE on March 3.

Mayor of Seoul Myung-bak Lee (right) observes trading activity in a Korean stock with LaBranche specialist Gerard Petti.  Mr. Lee visited the NYSE on March 17 as part of a
nine-day U.S. tour.

Governor of Connecticut M. Jodi Rell ( center) and her husband, Louis (left), speak
with Bear Wagner specialist Al Smith on Feb. 1.

Germany’s Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück (left) views overhead trading screens
with NYSE Group CEO John Thain during his floor tour on Feb. 27.

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Mark Vaile (left) and NYSE
Vice President Jeffrey Eubank applaud the journalists gathered on the balcony
overlooking the trading floor.  Mr. Vaile visited the NYSE on March 9.