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Traders work at the Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros, Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday. March 26, 2009. Brazilian stocks fell as concern about the effect of the slowing economy on earnings overshadowed the prospect of lower interest rates. Photographer: Marcos Issa/Bloomberg News