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ECB chief Mario Draghi disappoints financial markets with bond buying plan

Investors were left disappointed after ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank might buy government bonds.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 2, 2012 in New York City. Stocks fell sharply today after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi failed to announce plans to help resolve Europe's debt crisis.

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