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• Europe Blocks near-monopoly of NYSE and Deutsche Boerse Merger

  thewall.com | 1:06 pm Feb 1, 2012

  • The European Commission blocked a merger between Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext last week by competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia to forbid the deal, Deutsche Boerse said Wednesday in a statement
  • The merger between Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext would have led to a near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide for the whole European economy that they remain competitive.
  • Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange's bid for NYSE Euronext was rejected by the U.S. Department of Justice was aborted after shareholders of the Toronto Stock Exchange operator rejected the deal

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• EU blocks merger of N.Y. Stock Exchange with Deutsche Boerse

  usatoday.com | 2:29 pm Feb 1, 2012

  BRUSSELS – The European Union on Wednesday blocked the Deutsche Boerse's planned merger with NYSE Euronext(NYX), a $10 billion deal that would have created the world's largest financial exchange operator. The European Commission, the EU's executive body,…

• Europe Blocks NYSE and Deutsche Boerse Merger

  cnbc.com | 12:51 pm Feb 1, 2012

  The European Commission wanted Deutsche Boerse and the NYSE to sell either their Eurex derivatives arm or Liffe, saying that without these measures the merger would monopolize trading in derivatives in Europe. "Despite the remedies offered by the…

• NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Boerse in talks to end merger plans

  reuters.com | 12:51 pm Feb 1, 2012
• NYSE and Deutsche Borse Plan to Call Off Merger - NYTimes.com

  nytimes.com | 12:51 pm Feb 1, 2012
• Brussels blocks DB-NYSE merger - FT.com

  ft.com | 1:51 pm Feb 1, 2012

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