Mergers

There’s news that the New York Stock Exchange might be acquired for $8 billion by the Atlanta-based upstart IntercontinentalExchange.

The board of the Swiss mining company Xstrata has approved a merger offer made by Glencore, a commodities trader.

The beauty and fragrance company Coty went public with its offer to buy rival Avon for about $10 billion -- that's an offer Avon so far has rejected. And Express Scripts and Medco -- two companies that process prescriptions at the drug store -- have gotten federal approval for their merger.

Because of the ongoing market turmoil, several companies are merging in order to survive. Some results of these mergers:...