CME urges CBOT members to vote in favor of merger
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  on Friday urged shareholders and members of the Chicago Board of Trade to vote in favor of CME's offer to take over CBOT, the No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said yesterday that she will not recuse herself from reviewing the proposed merger of Google and DoubleClick. Two privacy groups had asked her to step aside upon learning that her husband works for a law firm that represents DoubleClick.
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Shareholders of the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext, one of Europe's largest financial markets, are to vote today and tomorrow on a $14 billion merger proposal to create the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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By Charles Babington, Washington Post Staff Writer  The nation's two satellite-radio companies promised yesterday to refrain from raising prices, for a time at least, if they are allowed to merge. But some lawmakers and consumer groups appeared dubious.
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IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  on Tuesday made a sweetened merger proposal for CBOT Holdings  continuing the saga for control of the parent of the No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME)  said on Friday it increased its merger offer for CBOT Holdings Inc.  ahead of a shareholder vote on Monday.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  said on Friday it increased its takeover offer for CBOT Holdings Inc. , winning the support of Caledonia Investments Pty. Ltd., CBOT's biggest shareholder.
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Shareholders of Chicago Mercantile  Exchange Holdings Inc.  and CBOT Holdings Inc.   on Monday voted convincingly to merge the two giant futures  exchanges under one roof.
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Rival bidders for CBOT Holdings Inc.  , the second-biggest U.S. futures market, are each  considering raising their offers a third time, according to a  report by Bloomberg.
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A group of small brokerages wants to block a merger between private regulators, saying it is a backstairs way for larger firms to strip smaller companies of their power in shaping regulations.
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Business & money: Ballot called in dispute over airline's plans to launch a subsidiary business
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to vote Tuesday to bar mutual fund companies from steering their stock and bond business to brokerage firms that promote the fund companies' products.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings  Inc.  plans to sweeten its bid for CBOT Holdings Inc.   by adding a special dividend for CBOT shareholders, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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IntercontinentalExchange Inc.   on Thursday urged CBOT Holdings Inc.  shareholders and  members to reject the proposed sale of the company to Chicago  Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. .
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The boards of directors of SBC  Communications Inc. SBC.N and AT&T Corp. T.N were to meet  on Sunday to vote on a more than $15 billion stock deal in  which SBC will buy AT&T, according to sources familiar with the  situation.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings said on Friday it increased its merger offer for CBOT Holdings ahead of a shareholder vote on Monday.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings raised its bid for CBOT Holdings, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, for the second time in five weeks, adding a $485 million dividend to its earlier $10.19 billion proposal.