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'''Merrill Lynch''' is a large financial services company that had revenues of $70 billion and profits of $7 billion in 2006. It provides financial services for private, institutional, and government clients. It works with mutual funds, insurance, annuities, trusts, clearing services as well as investment banking and brokerage.

<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/merrill-lynch/--ID__10990--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Merrill Lynch Profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed July 2007.</ref>

*"[http://www.opensecrets.org/pressreleases/PresFR3Q.asp Merrill Lynch Top Contributor to Bush After Third Quarter]", ''Open Secrets'', Oct. 17, 2003.