US$5.1 billion bid called final offer
Revenue up 20%
Proposals include introduction of supplemental disclosure requirements
ETC market will contain 32 exchange traded commodities and commodity indices
Move designed to address possible foreign takeover of London Stock Exchange
IPOs have raised more thus far in 2006 than the whole year of 2000, its previous record
Boosts dividend by 71%
Increases stake to 25.1%
Purchase takes Nasdaq through 24% threshold