NYSE EURONEXT

NYSE Euronext said it had signed a deal with Depository Trust & Clearing Corp to form a joint venture for clearing U.S. fixed income derivatives.

NYSE Euronext , the world's top exchange operator by the size of its listings, is planning to establish a clearinghouse for fixed-income investments, the Wall Street Journal said.

NYSE Euronext , the world's top exchange operator by the size of its listings, is planning to establish a clearinghouse for fixed-income investments, the Wall Street Journal said.

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has soared to become the second largest exchange in the world.

The French Budget Ministry has made European Union carbon emissions permits and Kyoto offsets exempt from value-added tax, emissions exchange BlueNext said, adding that spot trade will remain halted until Wednesday morning.

Real money investors sat out the March stock market rally and are probably waiting for a second one around June or July, the head of the world's biggest stock exchange, NYSE Euronext , said in a newspaper interview.

European carbon futures gained nearly two percent on Monday on stronger oil and natural gas, reversing three straight days of losses, traders said.

Barclays agreed on Monday to acquire the Bear Wagner Specialists LLC operations from JPMorgan Chase & Co, a move that will leave the New York Stock Exchange with five designated market makers.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is likely to be the first foreign firm allowed to list on the Chinese stock market, a Chinese financial website reported on Monday.

Former First Republic Bank shareholders sued Merrill Lynch & Co on Friday accusing the Wall Street investment bank and brokerage of hiding billions of dollars of losses related to subprime mortgages while the companies' merger was pending.

Lehman Brothers said on Tuesday it would buy assets from Dutch specialist market maker Van der Moolen Holding including its New York Stock Exchange portfolio.

Merrill Lynch & Co named the NYSE Euronext Chief Financial Officer, Nelson Chai, as its own CFO today, replacing Jeffrey Edwards.

Merrill Lynch & Co named the NYSE Euronext Chief Financial Officer, Nelson Chai, as its own CFO today, replacing Jeffrey Edwards.

Nasdaq opened an office in Beijing on Monday, a move that will let it step up efforts to attract more Chinese firms to list on the exchange.

The cost of Thanksgiving is soaring, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co, which may help explain the gloom among U.S. consumers as they head into the holiday season.

Money manager BlackRock Inc's chairman Larry Fink said he intended to stay with the firm he co-founded, after news reports tipped him as a candidate to takeover the chief executive slot at Merrill Lynch.

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Wednesday named NYSE Euronext Chief Executive John Thain as its new CEO, a move that acknowledges it needed an outsider with a Goldman Sachs pedigree to repair an image battered by wrong-way bets on subprime mortgages. Thain, 52, replaces Stan O'Neal, who was ousted as Merrill's CEO and chairman last month after the company wrote down $8.4 billion in assets during the third quarter.

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc on Wednesday confirmed it would acquire the Philadelphia Stock Exchange for $652 million, a move that will let the No. 2 U.S. stock exchange expand its presence in the fast-growing equity options business.

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire the Philadelphia Stock Exchange for $652 million, a move that will let the No. 2 U.S. stock exchange expand its presence in the fast-growing options business.

Citigroup Inc and Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, both seeking new chief executives after taking billions of dollars in write-downs, are considering the same five candidates for their top jobs, CNBC television reported on Wednesday.

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. is close to purchasing the Philadelphia Stock Exchange for about $650 million as it makes a bid to enter the U.S. derivatives trading business, according to reports.