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D. Boerse in talks with NYSE Euronext: sources

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Deutsche Boerse is in talks to tie up with peer NYSE Euronext , two people familiar with the matter said after trading in the two companies' shares was halted amid heavy speculation about a team-up.

NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse in talks to merge

Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Rasmussen bangs the gavel with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer at the New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (which also owns Euronext) and Germany’s Deutsche Borse have said they are in advanced talks to merge in a transaction that would result in the biggest stock exchange in the world valued at $24-billion.
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Lawmakers say troubled by Nasdaq hack attacks

Two senior U.S. congressional Republicans said on Tuesday they were troubled by reports of computer hacking attacks on trading systems run by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and asked for some answers.
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Dow up for 7th day

The Dow closed its seventh straight day of gains on Tuesday after McDonald's surprisingly strong sales drove confidence in the economic recovery.
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Stocks end up on M&A activity

Stocks closed higher on Monday, with merger activity driving the Dow and S&P to fresh two-and-a-half-year highs, the latest in a series of mileposts that point to more gains ahead.
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Nasdaq finds suspicious files in hacker probe

Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc found suspicious files on its U.S. computer servers and determined one of its Internet-based client applications was potentially affected by hackers, the Nasdaq Stock Market's parent company said on Saturday.
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Hackers penetrate Nasdaq computers: report

Computer hackers repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market in the past year, but the trading platform was not compromised, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Carpetright warns on FY profit after sales fall

British carpet and floor covering retailer Carpetright Plc said it expects full-year profits to be below last year and below market expectations, citing lower third quarter sales due to adverse weather conditions and fragile consumer confidence.
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Dow hits 12,000 as stocks rally

The Dow and S&P 500 closed at their highest levels since June 2008 on Tuesday and looked poised for more gains after strong earnings and signs of a surge in U.S. manufacturing.

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