Deutsche Börse AG, owners of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and exchange operator NYSE Euronext have agreed to a merger, creating the world’s largest trading platform as the exchange industry enters a period of global consolidation. The German Bourse will be the parent company, and the newly merged company will be incorporated in the Netherlands.
Under the terms of the deal, Deutsche Börse shareholders will own 60% of the newly merged company, with NYSE shareholders controlling 40%. One Deutsche Börse share will be exchanged for one share of the new company’s stock, while each share of NYSE Euronext will be swapped for 0.47 share of the new company stock.
by Mira Kamdar The Green Revolution that transformed agriculture in the last century was an American invention. It began in 1944 with a project sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation in Mexico. Dr. Norman Borlaug, a plant geneticist from Minnesota, was sponsored by the Foundation to assist in breeding new plant hybrids that would boost yields […]
A recent meeting of 48 farm ministers in Berlin recognized that “speculation and price swings in agricultural markets may threaten food security,” and perhaps lead to violent protests that were last seen during the previous global food crisis. In response, France, as chair of the upcoming Group of 20 meeting, will propose to regulate the […]
By Sean Patrick Murphy Is Simon Bolivar’s dream becoming a reality? There are some who see South America’s increasingly leftist and nationalistic regionalism as evidence of just that. Bolivar, the Great Liberator, envisioned a continent united, not one of competing countries whose borders were drawn up by empires hundreds of years ago. From the very […]
Have you been searching for the right movie(s) for family movie night? Then look no further to find out what movies have been nominated at the best movie pics for of 2010. The following ten movies are in the final running for the Crystal “Teddy Bear” Award for the Best Family Movie of 2010, as […]
New food labels will be coming soon to the front of food packages in the United States, intended to provide a better warning to consumers by displaying measurements such as calories, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. The food industry, however, is pushing to include two positive labels, or “nutrients to encourage,” such as fiber, potassium, […]
Due to technical difficulties, the GFS blog was offline for a short time. Now that we are up and running, we will have some new posts shortly. To get caught up, you might first read what other bloggers on the Foreign Policy Blog network have written recently about food issues: Make sure your Valentine flowers […]
In my first post about Egypt, I noted the view articulated by Crane Brinton in The Anatomy of Revolution, that in revolutions, the members of the army and/or the police force are the ones who decide what happens. If the government loses control of its coercive forces, the revolution succeeds. So the question we, and […]
True, the Mubarak regime was authoritarian and at times brutal with its domestic opponents; true, Mubarak squandered opportunities over three decades to gradually introduce pluralism and democracy. But, compared to other such regimes, was it so bad, especially from the American perspective? Why were Western governments so eager to topple him, yet still tiptoe around the likes of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or his […]
Been traveling this past week so have not had time to blog but wanted to do an update on Egypt. After apparently losing the support of the military and facing continuing demonstrations, President Mubarak has stepped down and turned over all power to his Vice President, Vice President Omar Suleiman. According to a New York […]
Valentine’s Day is only a few more days away and that means one of two things for most people, flowers or chocolate! Sadly both of these romantic tokens are tainted by slavery and unfair labor practices. As I mentioned in my recent piece, Do Your Part to Have an Untainted Valentines, that UNICEF estimates that […]
I’ve been enthralled with watching the demonstrators in Cairo, it’s been amazing. According to most reports and analysis that I’m familiar with, the demonstrators are standing up for their humans rights, for democratic rights, and standing against oppression and corruption. The revolt has been inspired by lack of jobs and by the frustration of an […]
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