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Monday, February 11, 2013

Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest, (NASDAQ: DISH), (NASDAQ: NDAQ), (NYSE: S)

The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday: * Dish Network Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen dismissed speculation his surprise $2.3 billion bid for Clearwire Corp was "illusory," saying that he wanted a stake in the wireless company and that rival bidder Sprint Nextel would have to work to fend off Dish.* Private equity firm Carlyle Group recently approached Nasdaq OMX Group about taking the exchange operator private, but the talks fell apart over a disagreement on price, sources familiar with the deal said on Monday.

DISH Network Corporation is a pay-television (TV) provider, with approximately 13. Shares of DISH fell by 1.41% or $-0.53/share to $37.11. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.12 and as high as $38.10. On average, 3010560 shares of DISH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1349813.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ OMX) is a holding company. Shares of NDAQ traded higher by 3.09% or $0.91/share to $30.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.03 and as high as $32.15. On average, 1439440 shares of NDAQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6707438.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint) is a holding company, with its operations primarily conducted by its subsidiaries. Shares of S traded higher by 0.35% or $0.02/share to $5.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.20 and as high as $6.04. On average, 37784100 shares of S exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 17891238.



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