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Is Misys Moving Towards an Exit?

Amidst the current bout of speculation regarding a possible takeover bid for Misys plc (London Stock Exchange: MSY), Jefferies & Co. revisited its long-held view that it are now in the final phase of the value realisation project that Mike Lawrie and ValueAct Capital embarked upon four years ago.
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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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TMX buys stake in Australia's MinesOnline.com

Canadian exchange operator TMX Group (X.TO), which is the target a friendly takeover by the London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) said on Thursday it has taken a 50 percent stake in Australia's PCF MinesOnline.com Ltd.
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Deutsche Boerse-NYSE deal faces antitrust snags

Deutsche Boerse AG's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext faces intense scrutiny from German regulators and European antitrust authorities, potentially imperiling the blockbuster exchange tie-up.
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TSE CEO: no plans for merger with other exchanges

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is not discussing a merger with any other exchanges, the bourse's CEO said on Thursday, quashing any speculation the TSE will participate in the latest spate of global alliances among stock exchanges.
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NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse in talks to merge

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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Xstrata profits soar on stronger commodity prices

Miner Xstrata Plc reported a surge in profit for the full year on stronger commodity prices, and proposed a final dividend of 20 cents a share, reflecting a return to pre-financial crisis levels.
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BG profits rise on higher prices, boosts div by 10 pct

British gas producer BG Group Plc posted a rise in quarterly profit helped by higher commodity prices and a lower exploration charge and the company lifted its full year dividend by 10 percent to 21.60 cents a share.
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Randgold FY profits surge, sees 70 pct jump in production

Randgold Resources sees a surge in production for 2011 as it reported a 43 percent rise in full-year profit in spite of operational and political setbacks. The company, which boosted its annual dividend by 18 percent to 20 cents, forecasts production to be between 750,000 and 790,000 ounces for 2011.
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BT reports 188k broadband net adds in Q3

British telecommunications company BT Group plc reported its highest share of DSL broadband net additions for eight years and said pretax profit for the third quarter more than doubled from last year.
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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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ARM profit jumps on licensing, royalty revenue growth

British chip designer ARM Holdings posted a higher quarterly and full-year profit, helped by the growth in licensing and royalty revenue and it expects dollar revenue for 2011 to be at least in line with market expectations.
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3i's investments jump in Q3

British private equity firm 3i said it made "some high quality" new investments and had significant realisations from the portfolio at good uplifts in the third quarter. 3i said it invested 183 million pounds ($291 million) during the quarter, up from 59 million pounds in the same period of last year.
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BSkyB reports double-digit profit, revenue growth for H1

Pay-TV firm British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) reported record product sales and strong double-digit growth in profit and revenue for the first half. The company, which lifted its interim dividend by 11 percent to 8.74 pence, said the business has achieved milestone of 10 million customers and total net product growth was 2.193 million.

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