Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc will take their $11.1 billion takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the exchange operator's shareholders with a tender offer.
Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc took their $11.1 billion takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the exchange operator's shareholders on Monday with a planned tender offer.
The companies whose shares are gaining in pre-market trade on Friday are: SunPower, Netgear, Skyworks Solutions, MEMC Electronic Materials, Renesola, First Solar, Merck & Co, NYSE Euronext, Leggett & Platt, Suntech Power Holdings and Yingli Green Energy Holding
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as a bullish stock market was set to enter the seasonally weak month of May with the Dow and the Nasdaq about to post their best month since December.
Stock index futures pointed to a flat to lower open for Wall Street on Friday, reversing gains from the previous session on the last trading session of the month.
Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange are poised to go hostile in their bid for NYSE Euronext after shareholders ratcheted up pressure on the Big Board parent to get a better deal.
The top after-market NYSE losers on Thursday are: Kindred Healthcare, World Wrestling Entertainment, Skilled Healthcare, Rehabcare Group, Manitowoc, Ingram Micro, Assured Guaranty, Corning, Cameron International and Gamestop.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Horizon Lines, Eastman Chemical, Netsuite, MEMC Electronic Materials, Leggett & Platt, Suntech Power Holdings, Yingli Green Energy Holding, Renesola, LDK Solar Co and Curtiss-Wright Corp.
NYSE Euronext's attempts to charm investors into backing the lowest of two bids were overshadowed by investor demands the exchange open talks with arch-rival Nasdaq OMX.
Merger hopefuls Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext attempted to dazzle investors with forecast-beating results as they stepped up efforts to see off rival bidder Nasdaq.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Titan International, Constellation Energy, Sprint Nextel, Aetna, Pultegroup, Dow Chemical, LSI Corp, Teradyne, Liz Claiborne, Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Titan International, Constellation Energy, LSI Corp, Hudbay Minerals, Allstate, Norfolk Souther, Tyco International, Occidental Petroleum, United Microelectronics and Precision Drilling.
The top after-market NYSE losers on Wednesday are: Owens-Illinois, Teradyne, Liz Claiborne, Skechers USA, Community Health Systems, Sony Corp, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, MetLife and Moody's Corp.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Corning, Baker Hughes, Carnival Corp, Boeing, Hess Corp, Merck & Co, GlaxoSmithKline, LDK Solar, FMC Technologies, Rockwell Automation and Johnson & Johnson.
The top after-market NYSE losers on Tuesday are: LDK Solar, Nalco Holding, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Ritchie Bros, STMicroelectronics, CB Richard Ellis, FMC Technologies, Cobalt International Energy, Red Hat and Western Union.
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.04 percent to 0.2 percent.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Select Medical Holdings, Cai International, Endeavour Silver, Sturm, Ruger & Co, Eastman Kodak, Vaalco Energy, Canon, K-V Pharmaceutical, Motorola Solutions and Silvercorp Metals.
A fresh batch of corporate results pushed stocks to their best levels since June 2008 on Tuesday, renewing optimism that profit growth will remain resilient enough to keep equities on the rise.
Wall Street rallied and the S&P 500 hit its highest level since June 2008 on Tuesday as a flood of positive corporate results added to increasing optimism about the economic growth outlook.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Ford Motor, UBS AG, Illinois Tool Works, Delta Air Lines, Caterpillar, 3M Co, Boeing, Cummins, AK Steel Holding, Lexmark International, Coca-Cola Co and Medco Health Solutions.
The companies which are expected to see active trade on Tuesday are: Ford Motor, Amazon.com, Broadcom, 3M, United Parcel Service, Western Union, Coca-Cola, FMC Technologies and AK Steel Holding.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Hexcel Corp, Aaron's, Inc, Capital Trust, Hospira, Helix Energy Solutions, Helix Energy Solutions Group, AK Steel Holding, ITT Educational Services, Jaguar Mining, United Parcel Service and Valero Energy.
