Duncan Niederauer

Leading US group Hyatt Hotels began trading on the stock exchange on Thursday, raising almost a billion dollars with its initial public offering, in the New York bourse's second largest flotation this year. In a massive show of confidence in the US and global economy as it recovers from the worst recession in decades, Hyatt said it was offering 38 million shares at 25 dollars each for a total of 950 million dollars. The Chicago-based group, which is owned 85 percent by the wealthy Pritzker family, became the 18th company to launch an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange this year. "We are ... Read Full Story

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cost-cutting helped NYSE Euronext <NYX.N> <NYX.PA> beat earnings expectations, and the transatlantic exchange operator announced the sale of a big stake in its U.S. derivatives exchange. The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange said underlying costs dropped 10 percent in the third quarter and forecast that expenses this year would be considerably below its previous estimate. Analysts said the European launch of NYSE Liffe Clearing helped drive third-quarter earnings, despite an overall trading volume drop and lower cash equities market share. "Recent results have been a step in the right direction as management continues to realize synergies and ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A huge influx of orders prevented the New York Stock Exchange from disseminating quotes shortly after the start of trading on Friday. NYSE Euronext <NYX.N><NYX.PA>, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, said the delays followed "an inordinate influx" of orders received as Friday's session got under way. Later in the session, the company had to temporarily transfer quote processing to a backup system. The exchange's quote delays caused some tickers to be locked, but an NYSE spokesman said "trades are still going through." NYSE's Ray Pellecchia also told Reuters the cause of the problem was still under investigation, ... Read Full Story

LONDON (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext <NYX.N> <NYX.PA> said on Friday it is selling a "significant equity interest" in its derivatives exchange NYSE Liffe U.S., as it posted a 28-percent drop in third-quarter earnings. The bourse will remain the biggest shareholder of the U.S. part of NYSE Liffe, it said. NYSE Euronext's third-quarter net income, at $125 million, outperformed market expectations, despite lower overall trading volumes, thanks to NYSE Liffe Clearing revenues and a 10 percent drop in fixed operating expenses. Underlying fixed operating expenses, excluding the impact of mergers and acquisitions, foreign exchange fluctuations and investments in new businesses, were down $121 million. A ... Read Full Story

Trans-Atlantic stock market operator NYSE Euronext said Friday its net income plunged 28 percent in the third quarter as it cut prices in a bid to counter falling trading volume. NYSE Euronext, the New York headquartered company that runs the New York Stock Exchange as well as bourses in Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, reported net income fell to $138 million in the third quarter, down from $192 million a year earlier. The company, which also runs London's NYSE Liffe derivatives exchange, blamed the decline partly on a 46 percent drop in its US and European cash equities trading business. Lower volumes and prices were ... Read Full Story