QXL targeted in new bid approach
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A management buyout for online auction firm QXL Ricardo is being called into question, with the emergence of a rival - and higher - takeover proposal.
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A bidding war for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) looked increasingly likely after Euronext said it had approached the group about a possible counterbid to Deutsche Boerse's 2.0-billion-euro offer.
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Nasdaq will start an options exchange to capitalize on a growing market whose competitors and structure are rapidly changing.
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Euronext, the Paris-based stock exchange, yesterday confirmed its intention to enter the race to buy the London Stock Exchange, opening the way for a bidding war after last week&#39;s indicative offer from Frankfurt&#39;s Deutsche BÃ¶rse.
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SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
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Xstrata on Monday launched a hostile bid for the Australian miner WMC Resources in what analysts predicted could turn into an international bidding war as the global hunt for inexpensive resources to supply China intensifies.
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NYSE Euronext Inc.   has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange Group's  offer, according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.
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TOM ELLIOTT, MM&amp;E CAPITAL: Well, the bid that received the most attention was London-based Xstrata&#39;s offer to buy WMC Resources, the old Western Mining, at $6.
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Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to sell its broadband communications unit in a bid to focus solely on its core utility operations, the US power producer said on Monday.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market  bid  $3.7 billion for Nordic bourse owner OMX  on Friday as  it set its sights on expanding beyond the U.S. market and adds  to a wave of stock market consolidation.
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The semiconductor unit of Philips Electronics is adopting a new name, NXP, and a new strategy to supply chips to the advanced electronics products market.
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EURONEXT has made an approach to the London Stock Exchange, increasing the possibility of a bidding war between Paris and Frankfurt for control of Europeâs largest equity market.
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NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq Stock Market said Thursday it plans to enter the crowded options-trading business with the creation of an equity and index options market.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing a possible bidding war after receiving its second takeover approach in a week. Paris-based rival Euronext made an approach just a week after the LSE said it had knocked
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The company may be hinting at going public.
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U.S. private equity firm Blackstone  is considering a fresh bid for British engineer FKI , the Independent newspaper said on Saturday.
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The company is trying to look strong in a land of subsidies and stiff competition.