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Nasdaq bid for NYSE could come this week: report

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc is preparing an offer for NYSE Euronext and the bid could come as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Deep probe expected for D.Boerse-NYSE merger

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EU regulators are likely to take a long, hard look at Deutsche Boerse's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext, the EU's antitrust chief said, while a top NYSE executive said talks with authorities globally are so far going well.
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Genzyme Shares Hit New High as Board Recommends Sanofi's Revised Offer

Shares of Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) touched a new 52-week high of $75.90 on Monday. The biotechnology firm's board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to accept the latest sweetened offer from French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY) and to tender their shares into the revised offer.
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TomoTherapy Shares Hit New High On Accuray Merger

Shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO) touched a new 52-week high of $4.70 on Monday after it agreed to be acquired by Accuray Inc. (NASDAQ: ARAY) for $4.80 a share in cash and stock or a total of about $277 million.
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Latest video of Sept 9/11 attack emerges

A latest video of the 2001 Sept 11 attacks on World Trade Centre has surfaced, which is shot from a police helicopter hovering near the burning World Trade Center towers in the hope of rescuing survivors.
Taiwan AIG unit bidders set to face regulators

Taiwan AIG unit bidders set to face regulators

Shareholders of two of the firms in a consortium buying U.S. insurer AIG's Taiwan unit approved the $2.16 billion bid on Wednesday, setting the scene for what is expected to be a tough battle with regulators.
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Manhattan loses jobs as outer boroughs grow: study

Manhattan lost nearly 110,000 jobs from 2000 to 2009 while its outer boroughs were gaining jobs, thanks to the growth of two sectors, education and healthcare, a think tank's report said on Wednesday.
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Nasdaq mulls NYSE bid in exchange deal dash

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc could launch a rival bid for NYSE Euronext to avoid being left on the sidelines, a source said, as traditional exchanges race to merge to see off upstart electronic rivals.

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