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CME profits rise 34
Financial News Online US, UK - Oct 24, 2006 CME's results come just a week after the exchange announced its merger with the Chicago Board of Trade. The CME's merger with CBOT

Market Report — Story Stocks (CME)
MSN Money - Oct 24, 2006 503.25: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) had more good news for investors Tuesday. The parent company of the Chicago

CME Cattle Review: Most End Lower; Nearby Contracts Gain
CattleNetwork.com, KS - 8 hours ago CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures closed slightly lower in subdued trade Monday, with many traders and

CME results
Financial News Online US, UK - Oct 24, 2006 Revenue rose 22% to $274.7m. CME's average daily trading volume increased 28% to 5.4m contracts in the third quarter. Trading on

Russian markets — Factors to Watch on Oct 24 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 23 11:31 PM
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Here are events and news stories which could move Russian markets today. You can reach us on: +7 495 775 1242 STOCKS CALL (Contributions to moscow.newsroom@reuters.com): Troika Dialog: Markets in Asia are trading higher today. We are opening our prices 0.5 percent higher. Save to My Web

Crude Oil Is Little Changed After Falling on Rising Stockpiles 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 23 4:51 PM
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil was little changed after falling the past two days on skepticism output cuts planned by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will slow rising global stockpiles.Save to My Web

Stock futures trading in narrow range 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 4:24 AM
U.S. stock futures on Wednesday traded in a very tight range, with traders waiting for the afternoon’s Federal Reserve decision and with earnings season set to continue with automaker General Motors among the companies due to reveal third-quarter performance.Save to My Web

Oil tumbles below $59 on doubts over OPEC cuts 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 23 9:07 AM
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil fell sharply on Monday as traders doubted all OPEC members would follow Saudi Arabia’s lead to curb output under an agreement reached last week.Save to My Web

Global Cash Glut Fuels Investment Frenzy, Pushing Up Rates 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 29 4:24 PM
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Markets around the world are awash in excess cash, fueling a frenzy of investment from London to Tokyo that may lead central banks to push interest rates higher than investors now anticipate.Save to My Web

Futures trading in Russian oil REBCO starts in New York 
Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 23 7:55 AM
NEW YORK, October 23 (RIA Novosti) – Futures trading in Russian oil REBCO (Russian export blend crude oil) has started on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Save to My Web

U.K. Inflation Will Reach Fastest Pace Since 1997, NIESR Says 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 26 6:20 PM
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — U.K. inflation will accelerate to the fastest pace in at least nine years this quarter, requiring two interest-rate increases to bring it back down to target, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research said.Save to My Web

Better way to handle Asian currencies
Financial Times, UK - Oct 26, 2006 By James Dorn. Calls for government co-ordination of exchange rates to manage global imbalances are misguided. For a lesson in how

Euro Gets a Big Boost Against Commodity Currencies
Daily FX, NY - Oct 27, 2006 EURAUD EURAUD is working higher from the 10/25 low at 1.6485. The 10/25 daily candle is a spinning top (reversal candle) and

Yen Reflects Uncertain Trading Against Other Major Currencies
Trading Markets, CA - Oct 25, 2006 (RTTNews) – The yen reflected uncertain trading against the other major currencies during Wednesday afternoon in New York. The yen

Roberts: Adequate Supplies; Rising Feed Costs Raise Concerns
CattleNetwork.com – CORN in Chicago on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) finished higher a range of 6.0 /bu lower to 3.0 /bu higher with the DEC 06 futures contract closing at $3.166/bu, up 2.2 /bu from the last close and 27.2 /bu higher than last Monday. Three

Deutsche Boerse Droops On CME, CBOT Deal
Newratings.com – 1235 GMT [Dow Jones] Deutsche Boerse (DB1.XE) -2.2% at EUR124.75, drooping after news that CME (CME) is to acquire CBOT (BOT), traders say. The merger scuttles the potential for CME to merge or cooperate with Deutsche Boerse, says one. It was

CME-CBOT deal draws objections
Crain's Chicago Business – (Reuters) A proposed merger between the two largest U.S. futures exchanges is coming under fire from the leaders of other exchanges, but despite some strident objections analysts expect the deal to move ahead. The merger, announced last week

Chicago Mercantile to Acquire CBOT for $8 Billion
NPR News – All Things Considered , October 17, 2006 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is acquiring its cross-town rival, the Chicago Board of Trade, in a stock swap valued at $8 billion. Both organizations are institutions in Chicago. The two markets have

US gold rises 1.5 percent, bulls chase over $600/oz
Reuters – EDT (1841 GMT) (http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,297,00.html). The dollar fell to a 20-day low against the euro and lost ground to the yen, which lowered the gold purchasing price to non-dollar investors. The focus remains on oil, which on

Merc, CBOT rich with history
Chicago Tribune – Leo Melamed, who led the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for decades, said its acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade announced today would"preserve"Chicago's stature as a global center for managing financial risk. And fellow Merc leader Jack

CME-CBOT deal will drive more volume, more products
Crain's Chicago Business – (Reuters) Trading growth at the combined Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade is likely to be driven by existing products, but the mega-mart will also be in stronger position to add new contracts. The bump in stock prices from

Chicago Merc to buy CBOT for $8 billion
Crain's Chicago Business – (Reuters) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. said on Tuesday it would buy crosstown rival CBOT Holdings Inc. for more than $8 billion, ending a century of bitter competition to create the world's largest publicly traded exchange by market

Corporate report
Herald Tribune – CBOT Holdings — The Chicago Board of Trade parent, which is being acquired by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for $8 billion in stock, said third-quarter net income rose to $48.8 million, or 92 cents a share, in the latest period, from $19.8 million

CBOE seat price sets another record
Crain's Chicago Business – The price of CBOE memberships rose this week after two of the largest futures exchanges, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and CBOT Holdings Inc., announced a deal on Tuesday that will put the trading powerhouses together and create the world's largest

Credit-Default Swap Traders Anticipated Announcements of LBOs 
Bloomberg.com - 9 minutes ago
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — Derivatives traders may be profiting from inside information on leveraged buyouts and other takeovers, a study by Credit Derivatives Research LLC suggests.Save to My Web

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES 
The Hindu - Oct 22 2:38 PM
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Palm oil futures could rise Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Friday helped by strong estimates from the cargo surveyors. Societe Generale de Surveillance, whose numbers are closely tracked by the industry, said shipments jumped 17 per cent to 9,41,070 tonnes …Save to My Web

Paris EUROPLACE: Opportunities for Growth and Value Creation in European Financial Markets 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 23 7:51 AM
NEW YORK—-Paris EUROPLACE today holds its 9th annual Financial International Forum in New York. Bringing together over 600 participants from the US and European financial community, as well as key executives from the Paris financial market, the forum highlights investment opportunities in an expanding and increasingly integrated European market, outlining the leading role of Paris as an entry Save to My Web

Exchange execs call for changes on clearing 
Crain’s New York Business - Oct 24 12:10 PM
The seemingly routine activity of clearing trades provides an enormous source of revenue for futures exchanges that stock and options exchanges lack.Save to My Web

OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Falls On Continued OPEC Doubt 
CattleNetwork.com - Oct 23 8:59 AM
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)– New York crude oil futures fell Monday as traders continued to display skepticism over both OPEC’s ability to cut 1.2 million barrels a day and whether the cuts will significantly effect healthy U.S. stockpiles.Save to My Web

CME’s Donohue confident regulators will approve deal 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Oct 24 12:21 PM
(Crain’s) — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chief Executive Craig Donohue is “confident” regulators will approve the $8 billion acquisition, announced last week, of smaller rival the Chicago Board of Trade. “We’ve worked very diligently to try to understand and analyze what we think the issues will …Save to My Web

COMEX copper futures end lower in rangebound trade
Reuters - 10 hours ago NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Copper futures in New York ended a shade lower on Wednesday, recovering from early declines but still entrenched in the lower end

KLCI Futures Open Higher
Bernama, Malaysia - 2 hours ago KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) — The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives opened higher in line with steadier

Stock index futures traded mixed with a bearish bias on Wednesday
FXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 3 hours ago Stock index futures traded mixed with a bearish bias on Wednesday, as traders were unsure of how to prepare for the FOMC's release of its interest rate

Crude oil futures surge above $US61
The Age, Australia - 5 hours ago US crude oil futures surged more than $US2.00 to end above $US61 overnight after government inventory data showed a surprise decline in US crude supply and a

Gold futures continue up
El Financiero (M xico), Mexico - 3 hours ago Mexico City, October 25th.- Gold futures traded on the Commodity Exchange (Comex) moved up Wednesday for the second consecutive session, driven by an advance

Futures Closing Bell 10/25/2006
Inside Futures, Illinois - 7 hours ago Interest rate futures rallied just after the announcement, as many traders were looking for a more "hawkish" tone from the Fed in regards to inflation.

US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Corning Drops
Bloomberg - 17 hours ago Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — US stock-index futures were little changed before the Federal Reserve decides on interest rates and comments on the economy.

Combined exchange merges two giants 
Honolulu Advertiser - Oct 22 7:32 AM
Lumber, pork belly, cheese, corn, soybean and wheat traders can all coexist now after commodity-trading powerhouse Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week agreed to pay $8 billion for crosstown rival CBOT Holdings, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade.Save to My Web

Ford Hits Another Big Pothole 
BusinessWeek - Oct 23 3:02 PM
Shares of the automaker declined Monday after it posted a $5.8 billion quarterly loss Save to My Web

CME, CBOT Have Long History in Chicago 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 17 2:23 PM
The relationship between the Chicago Board of Trade and Charles P. Carey’s family dates back more than 100 years. Carey’s grandfather, Peter B. Carey, started working at CBOT in 1903 and served as chairman in the 1930s.Save to My Web

Chicago Merc to Buy CBOT for $8 Billion 
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 17 7:21 AM
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to purchase CBOT Holdings Inc. for $8 billion in a move to create a global derivatives exchange with average daily trading volume approaching 9 million contracts per day. The combined… Save to My Web

CME-CBOT deal will drive more volume, more products 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Oct 19 1:41 PM
(Reuters) — Trading growth at the combined Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade is likely to be driven by existing products, but the mega-mart will also be in stronger position to add new contracts. The bump in stock prices from news of the deal on Tuesday came mostly on …Save to My Web

Pilgrim’s Pride Issues Open Letter to Gold Kist Stockholders 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 23 5:30 AM
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation today issued the following open letter to the stockholders of Gold Kist Inc. :Save to My Web

CBOT isn’t hedging on merger value 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Oct 20 11:27 AM
(Crain’s) — The merger agreement that is to create the world’s largest futures exchange does nothing to hedge a big risk to the Chicago Board of Trade: a drop in the purchase price. In the deal announced Tuesday, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire CBOT Holdings Inc. …Save to My Web

S&P Downgrades AT&T Shares
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Public Health&Prevention News CME Index
Medscape News – CME/CE FDA Safety Changes: Camptosar, Symbyax, Epivir The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for irinotecan (Camptosar), fluoxetine HCl plus olanzapine (Symbyax), and lamivudine (Epivir). Medscape Medical News , October 2006 CME/CE

CME DAILY DAIRY REPORT
FXStreet.com – Class III futures surged today after blocks gained 4 cents, completing a week that saw NOV06 to SEP07 contracts gain an average of 61 cents. Commercial American cheese stocks declined along normal seasonal patterns in September, but remain above

CME move to spur European exchange consolidation
Reuters – LONDON (Reuters) – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) takeover of rival CBOT Holdings Inc. is likely to galvanize European exchange consolidation as players square up to the creation of a U.S. derivatives

Rival Chicago exchanges unite
Atlanta Business Chronicle – Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) will buy its rival the Chicago Board of Trade (NYSE: BOT) in an $8 billion deal, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Oct. 17. The newly formed entity will be called CME Group