Euronext investors overwhelmingly back NYSE merger
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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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Corus shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a takeover of the Anglo-Dutch steel group by Tata Steel of India, as 97 percent of voters approved a deal worth 7 billion pounds.
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Shareholders wrap up voting on Monday on a merger deal that would combine the parents of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade to create the world's largest derivatives exchange.
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Pan-European bourse operator Euronext   said it would ask shareholders to vote in December on  its merger plan with NYSE Group  as it posted a surge in  quarterly profits, albeit below analysts' forecasts.
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Euronext  shareholders met on Tuesday to vote on a $14 billion plan to merge the pan-European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange  and form the first transatlantic bourse.
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European stock markets rose on Monday, lit up by merger and acquisition news after a bright performance in Tokyo and Hong Kong, dealers said.
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Italian stock market operator Borsa  Italiana is ready to study a joint offer with Deutsche Boerse  for Euronext , which has already agreed a &#36;10 billion  deal to merge with the NYSE, Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper said.
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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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Euronext  shareholders are  due to approve a $14 billion plan to merge with the New York  Stock Exchange  and create the first transatlantic  bourse. But some opponents may cause heated discussions at a  meeting on Tuesday.
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NYSE Euronext  said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange for $260 million in stock to boost its business in options, exchange traded funds and other products.
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ISS, a global proxy advisory firm, recommended that Euronext  shareholders vote in favor of the pan-European exchange's planned merger with New York Stock Exchange NYSE Group , Euronext said on Wednesday.
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Deutsche Boerse has reached the limit  of what it can offer Euronext shareholders in its bid to  convince them to abandon a proposed deal with rival suitor New  York Stock Exchange, a source close to the German bourse  operator&#039;s management said on Tuesday.
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Alcatel  shareholders on  Thursday approved the French telecoms equipment provider's  all-share acquisition of U.S. rival Lucent , putting an  end to weeks of debates about the deal's merits.
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European equities rallied strongly on Thursday as investors sought bargains after six sessions of losses, while takeover speculation also buoyed the markets.
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PARIS/LONDON: Euronext has made an approach to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), marking the first salvo in a possible bidding war between Paris and Frankfurt for control of Europeâs largest equity market.
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The European financial market operator Euronext appears to be edging ahead in the battle with Deutsche Boerse of Germany to acquire the London Stock Exchange (LSE) because of a more appealing offer on fees, financial sources said.
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European stock market operator Euronext has announced a 63-percent rise in net profit for the second quarter and said its proposed merger with the New York Stock Exchange would be finalised early next year.