Two Gulf firms in talks with big OMX holders
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The Qatar Investment Authority and Borse Dubai, two rival Middle Eastern companies, are continuing negotiations with shareholders of Sweden's stock exchange operator OMX AB, both aiming to obtain a larger holding. Discussions are said to be centering on how much higher the selling price of OMX shares may go. Shares most recently closed at $41.34.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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Wall Street faces revenue slowdown: as bond profits erode, U.S. securities firms will seek new cash sources
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Second quarter results expected from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. may signal a potentially dramatic slowdown in bond revenue. Earnings could fall anywhere between 5% and 22% from first quarter results, analysts predict.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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