Now it has the NYSE Group reportedly consulting advisors as it chews over a bid for its London counterpart.
Aside from the Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse and Macquarie bids, it is thought to be a desired target for the newly public NYSE Group .
Even the high-flying exchange stocks were off: NYSE Group fell 5% and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, now called CME Group, fell 3%.
Sprecher will continue as Chairman and CEO of the combined company, while NYSE Euronext head Duncan L. Niederauer will be president of the combined company and CEO of NYSE Group.
Aside from the Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse and Macquarie bids, it is thought to be a desired target for the newly public NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ).
The merger of NYSE Group , owner of the New York Stock Exchange, and Euronext , operator of several European stockmarkets, came a step closer when it was approved by regulators in Europe.
Nasdaq and NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ) hit record volumes last week, without the messaging system problems that plagued the Big Board one fateful day in late-February.
Later this month, the New York Stock Exchange will finalize its merger with Chicago-based electronic exchange Archipelago Holdings and emerge as a publicly traded NYSE Group with a far heavier emphasis on electronic trading.
Beginning today, all trade orders are supposed to be routed to whatever exchange offers the best price, meaning markets like the NYSE Group 's Big Board could lose share to smaller regional exchanges and electronic networks.
It advised NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ) and its merger partner, Archipelago Holdings , last year, despite its financial stake in Archipelago and its seat holdings on the exchange.
If confirmed, Paulson would become the latest in a parade of high-ranking Goldman Sachs executives to pursue a high-profile challenge elsewhere, following Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and NYSE Group CEO JohnThainJohn Thain.
Insurance industry stocks that can be at risk for losses during the hurricane season are companies such as American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:HIG), Principal Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:PFG), and XL Group PLC (NYSE:XL).
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It could include a merger with NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ), whose chief executive, John Thain, has talked about wanting to expand beyond equity trading into bonds (which he has done), options (that too) and U.S. futures.
Beginning today, all trade orders are supposed to be routed to whatever exchange offers the best price, meaning markets like the NYSE Group 's (nyse: NYX - news - people ) Big Board could lose share to smaller regional exchanges and electronic networks.
Small brokerages are fighting the merger of NASD (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers) and the regulatory arm of NYSE Group, contending that the combination would do little to serve investor interests and would significantly diminish the influence of small brokerages in policymaking and other matters.
Small brokerages are fighting the merger of NASD (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers) and the regulatory arm of NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ), contending that the combination would do little to serve investor interests and would significantly diminish the influence of small brokerages in policymaking and other matters.
The stocks of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MTU) are up 65% and those of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) up 75%.
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Langone's bitterness toward the NYSE and Goldman Sachs Group (nyse: GS - news - people ) Chairman Henry Paulson is no secret on Wall Street.
Among the largest underlying components of IWD, in trading today Kraft Foods Incorporated ( NYSE: KFT) is down about 0.2%, Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated ( NYSE: GS) is down about 0.3%, and UnitedHealth Group Inc. ( NYSE: UNH) is higher by about 0.8%.
Among the largest underlying components of IWV, in trading today Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated ( NYSE: GS) is off about 0.4%, Altria Group Inc ( NYSE: MO) is up about 0.1%, and American Express Co. ( NYSE: AXP) is lower by about 0.1%.
Among the largest underlying components of IVE, in trading today Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated ( NYSE: GS) is off about 0.3%, American International Group Inc ( NYSE: AIG) is up about 0.4%, and Hewlett-Packard Co ( NYSE: HPQ) is higher by about 0.6%.
Aetna (NYSE:AET) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), for instance, joined the Wall Street party on Election Day.
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Big music companies like Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Sony-BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group (nyse: WMG - news - people ) and EMI Group are already experiencing a sharp decline in sales of compact discs.
Verizon Wireless --a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ) is looking at the MediaFLO service, according to a spokesman.
The most-discussed spoiler suspect is current number two wireless provider Verizon Wireless , a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ).
And the company racked up one more victory in November, settling a months-long dispute over wireless spectrum with Verizon Wireless , a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ).
Among Conrad's picks for good yields and reasonable growth: Dominion Resources (nyse: D - news - people ), Cinergy (nyse: CIN - news - people ), FPL Group (nyse: FPL - news - people ) and Keyspan Energy (nyse: KSE - news - people ).
Users won't be able to snag music from the best-known names in music, because none of the major music companies, like Vivendi Universal 's (nyse: V - news - people ) Universal Music Group or Warner Music Group (nyse: WMG - news - people ), are letting their stuff be used on the service.
That will put it close behind No. 1 Cingular Wireless --a joint venture between SBC Communications (nyse: SBC - news - people ) and BellSouth (nyse: BLS - news - people )--and No. 2 Verizon Wireless --a joint venture of Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) and Vodafone Group (nyse: VOD - news - people ).
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