US exchanges in takeover talks
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is in talks to buy its New York rival Nymex for $11bn, both firms reveal.
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HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- The head of the London Stock Exchange (UK:LSE) , Clara Furse, will meet her couterpart Jean-FranÃ§ois Theodore from the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam exchange Euronext (FR:005777) today to discuss a possible takeover proposals, La Tribune
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A number of bidders approach US exchange Nasdaq to buy its stake in the London Stock Exchange, say reports.
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The London Stock Exchange, which has rejected a Â£1.35bn takeover bid from Deutsche BÃ¶rse, will hold talks with the German exchange today to see if a &quot;significantly improved proposal&quot; can be agreed.
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Dow Jones & Co. , which has  been in talks for a takeover by News Corp. (NWSa.N), will meet  with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its  options, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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The London Stock Exchange was considering making a bid of $2 billion to acquire Borsa Italiana, the operator of the stock exchange in Milan, two people close to the companies said. The two exchanges discussed a potential merger and were set to continue discussions today, a spokesman for Borsa Italiana said. The spokesman, Alessandro Pavesi, said the proposal from the London exchange is the only one being considered. Both exchanges have fended off takeover approaches in the last year, and a merger might help them avoid a takeover in the future, said Rupak Ghose, an analyst at Credit Suisse in London. âIt is not surprising that the L.S.E. is looking at different alternatives to become larger and hence avoid becoming acquired,â Mr. Ghose said in a note to investors.
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The London Stock Exchange receives  a takeover approach from pan-European stock exchange Euronext, the company confirms.
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Euronext -- the operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges -- has held "positive" talks with the major shareholders of the London Stock Exchange, as the bidding battle for the LSE hots up.
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European stock market Euronext has met with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) amid speculation that it may be ready to launch a cash bid.
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Dow Jones & Co. , in talks for a takeover by News Corp. , met with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle and Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan on Tuesday in an effort to find an alternative offer, a source familiar with the situation said.
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Dow Jones & Co., which has been in  talks for a takeover by News Corp., will meet with supermarket  magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its options, a source  familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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Dow Jones board members are meeting with billionaire Ronald W. Burkle in an effort to hunt for alternatives to a takeover by Rupert Murdochâs News Corporation.
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The meeting will be the first time the two airlines have met to discuss the bid since US Airways announced its offer.
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Add another entry to the list of how Americans and Europeans are parting ways. Several German companies, which rushed to have their shares traded on U.S. exchanges during the bull market of the late 1990s, are ...
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U.S. shares looked set to open lower  on Tuesday, with stock exchange operators Nasdaq  and  NYSE Group Inc.  in focus as a result of developments in  their respective transatlantic merger endeavors.
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Malcolm Glazer, the US sports tycoon trying to buy Manchester United, has begun talks with the club&#39;s biggest shareholder and plans to tell investors that the club&#39;s performance
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NYSE Euronext  and  Australia&#39;s ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part  of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc&#39;s  31 percent stake in  London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the  matter said.