| | USATODAY.com - Euronext rejects proposal to prefer Deutsche Boerse as merger partner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Euronext, which runs the Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lisbon exchanges, had said earlier that between competing bids on the table from Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Group (NYX), it currently preferred the one from the New York Stock Exchange. |
 | | Euronext CEO Jean-Francois Theodore said he and the board had not made a final decision to formally endorse either bid, but advised shareholders to vote against declaring a preference for Deutsche Boerse ahead of time. |
 | | Euronext has come under heavy pressure to merge with Deutsche Boerse from a group of hedge funds controlling an estimated 20% of its capital — many of which also own stakes in the German exchange. |
| www.usatoday.com /money/markets/world/2006-05-23-euronext_x.htm (550 words) |