Tag: NYSE Euronext

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 05:50 UTC

  NYSE takes control of LIBOR setting, following collusion from leading banks

  

  The owner of the New York Stock Exchange is set to take control of a key scandal-hit bank interest rate. NYSE Euronext has won the contract for setting the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (Libor), a government-backed committee announced. Libor is used to set trillions of dollars of financial contracts.

• Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:01 UTC

  EC clears purchase of NYSE Euronext by INE for 8.2bn dollars

  

  The European Commission gave unconditional approval for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to buy NYSE Euronext for 8.2 billion dollars a deal that strengthens ICE's presence in the lucrative derivatives trading business.

• Thursday, December 20th 2012 - 20:16 UTC

  ICE buys NYSE Euronext propelling the commodities player

  

  Intercontinental-Exchange agreed an 8 billion dollars deal to buy New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext, propelling the commodities player into the big league of European derivatives and helping it to take on arch rival CME Group.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 04:57 UTC

  NYSE resumes trading Wednesday despite NY transport system remains limited

  

  Stock markets, shuttered for two days by Hurricane Sandy’s punch ashore, plan to reopen Wednesday. The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company, NYSE Euronext, said trading would commence as usual with a 9:30 a.m. opening bell.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 06:39 UTC

  Nasdaq and ICE bid for New York Stock Exchange Euronext

  

  US exchanges Nasdaq and ICE have mounted a 11.3 billion US dollars bid for NYSE Euronext, topping a previous offer from Deutsche Boerse. The bid compares with Deutsche Boerse's offer of 10.2bn.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 07:16 UTC

  Nasdaq reacts to spate of deals in the stock markets industry

  

  Nasdaq OMX Group Inc could launch a rival bid for NYSE Euronext to avoid being left on the sidelines, a source said, as traditional exchanges race to merge to see off upstart electronic rivals.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 01:12 UTC

  Deutsche Bourse and NYSE Euronext become world’s largest exchange operator

  

  Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext announced Tuesday the creation of the world's largest exchange operator. A key compromise is an agreement to headquarter the combined group in both New York and Frankfurt.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 06:22 UTC

  NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse announce merger proposal

  

  Two of world's leading exchanges, Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext, are in advanced talks about a merger. The deal would create the world's biggest stock exchange firm by revenue and profits and would be jointly based in New York and Frankfurt.