Dutch minister leans toward Euronext/NYSE approval
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Euronext  and NYSE Group  are close to obtaining approval from the Dutch Finance Ministry for a $14 billion merger plan to create the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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A rise in NYSE Group's   shares in the past few days means its bid for exchange operator  Euronext  has closed a gap with a rival proposal from  Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) for the first time in weeks.
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This coming week could mark the beginning of a brave new world for individual investors as the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext NV move closer to forming the first trans-Atlantic stock market.
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ISS, a shareholder advisory and proxy voting firm, recommended Euronext  shareholders vote in favor of the pan-European exchange's planned merger with New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Group Inc. .
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Euronext's  $15 billion merger  plan with NYSE Group  has been "sensibly modified" but  discussions between the two exchanges must continue, French  Finance Minister Thierry Breton said on Monday.
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Euronext shareholders approved overwhelmingly on Tuesday a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange and form the first transatlantic bourse.
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NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying some or part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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The British bank bidding for ABN Amro, won an endorsement from a Dutch Supreme Court adviser that could help decide in its favor the next step in the banking takeover battle.
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Former European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy won wide backing from EU governments Tuesday in his bid to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, a spokeswoman said.
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The Dutch government&#39;s legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by Barclays for ABN Amro -- a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, left, and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, right, during a meeting at the parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec.Comment
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Euronext shareholders on Tuesday  approved overwhelmingly a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange and form the first transatlantic bourse.
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Euronext shareholders back the stock market operator's 10.9bn euros takeover by the New York Stock Exchange.
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Shareholders in European stock market operator Euronext have approved an alliance with the New York Stock Exchange that would create the world's first intercontinental stock exchange.
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Euronext  and NYSE  won endorsement for their $14 billion merger from European regulators on Tuesday, removing a major hurdle for the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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The New York and Tokyo stock exchanges (NYSE and TSE) are to agree to intensify cooperation, the head of the pan-European stock market Euronext, itself moving closer to the NYSE, said.