CHRONOLOGY-Recent consolidation moves by stock exchanges

(Reuters) - April 11, 2006 - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. buys a 15
percent stake in the London Stock Exchange . Nasdaq
subsequently raises its stake to just below 30 percent in a
failed takeover bid.




June 2 - NYSE Group Inc. reaches agreement to buy
Paris-based European exchange operator Euronext in a
pioneering transatlantic deal. The merged exchange NYSE Euronext
makes its market debut on April 4, 2007.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

U.S. Stocks Rise on Takeovers; NYSE Euronext Shares Gain on Goldman Note

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rebounded after Nasdaq
Stock Market Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. announced acquisitions, adding
to this year's unprecedented pace of takeovers.

NYSE Euronext, owner of the world's largest stock market,
advanced after Goldman, Sachs & Co. upgraded the shares on
speculation of more consolidation among exchanges. MGM Mirage
shares rose after the second-biggest casino company hired UBS AG
to advise on a possible breakup being considered by Kirk
Kerkorian.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News