ISE rallies on report of $68-share Deutsche Boerse bid
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of International Securities Exchange, the operator of an electronic options- and stock-trading platform, jumped 38% in pre-market trading after a press report said Germany’s Deutsche Boerse is in advanced talks to buy the company for $68 a share, or a total of $2.6 billion.
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'You are my heroes,' Stewart tells employees
Stewart and Bacanovic • Indictment: U.S. v. Stewart and Bacanovic • Complaint: SEC v. released from prison BACKGROUND • Timeline of the stock trading scandal • The life of Martha Stewart •
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Stock market closed
The New York Stock Exchange and other stock trading venues in the U.S. were closed yesterday in observance of Christmas but will reopen today. The stock information normally published on this page and on the stocks page will return in the Saturday Telegram & Gazette.
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TSX Group, Montreal Exchange, Agree to Combine Bourses
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- TSX Group Inc. agreed to buy Montreal Exchange Inc., combining Canada's stock and derivatives exchanges to cut costs and compete with international bourses.
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