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By Daniel P. Collins, Michael McFarlin |
December 20, 2012
The proposed acquisition of NYSE Euronext by ICE would be highly profitable for ICE, leading to a 10% plus increase in ICE stock according to a preliminary analysis by financial services firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
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By Nina Mehta and Jeffrey McCracken |
December 19, 2012
Bloomberg is reporting that the offer for the owner of the New York Stock Exchange may be made public this week.
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By Stephanie Ruhle, Zachary R. Mider and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc.’s decision to pursue a takeover by Getco LLC gives its shareholders, mostly Wall Street firms, an opportunity for stock appreciation while surrendering the certainty of cash.
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By Rita Nazareth and Namitha Jagadeesh, Bloomberg |
December 5, 2012
U.S. stocks were little changed, after a two-day decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as China eased restrictions on investing in banks and investors watched developments on budget negotiations in Washington.
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By Anna Kitanaka and Toshiro Hasegawa, Bloomberg |
November 20, 2012
Shareholders of Osaka Securities Exchange Co. and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. approved a $1.6 billion merger of Japan’s biggest bourses in a bid to reinvigorate the country’s securities markets.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Alexis Xydias, Bloomberg |
November 12, 2012
U.S. stocks erased gains, failing to rebound after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s biggest weekly retreat since June, as investors awaited budget talks in Washington and European finance chiefs met to discuss Greek aid.
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By Laura Marcinek, Bloomberg |
November 12, 2012
Jefferies Group Inc. agreed to be acquired by its biggest shareholder, Leucadia National Corp., in a $2.8 billion deal the companies said would make the investment bank better able to weather market turmoil.
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By Nandini Sukumar, Bloomberg |
November 6, 2012
Bats Chi-X Europe plans to become the region’s first alternative trading system to register as an exchange in a renewed challenge to traditional bourses such as London Stock Exchange Group Plc.
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By Nina Mehta and Saijel Kishan, Bloomberg |
October 31, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc., one of the largest U.S. market makers, shut down trading of equities today after backup power failed at its headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey, amid a blackout following Hurricane Sandy.
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By Alanna Byrne |
October 31, 2012
Trading always involves risks, both those you can account for and those you can’t. You can plan for the known risks, but those rarely are what cause panic in the markets.
