NYSE, Deutsche Boerse In Talks To Merge
The New York Stock Exchange, the historic icon of American capitalism, is in advanced talks to be acquired by the German exchange. If the deal gets done, the combined company would be the world's largest financial exchange.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133644830/NYSE-Deutsche-Boerse-In-Talks-To-Merge?ft=1&f=1003