Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,354.40	+121.18	0.80%
S&P 500	1,667.47	+17.00	1.03%
Nasdaq	3,498.97	+33.72	0.97%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,354.40

+121.18

0.80%

S&P 500

1,667.47

+17.00

1.03%

Nasdaq

3,498.97

+33.72

0.97%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,817.99	+11.29	0.40%
FTSE 100	6,723.06	+35.26	0.53%
DAX	8,398.00	+28.13	0.34%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,817.99

+11.29

0.40%

FTSE 100

6,723.06

+35.26

0.53%

DAX

8,398.00

+28.13

0.34%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,138.10	+100.88	0.67%
Hang Seng	23,082.70	+38.44	0.17%
S&P/ASX 200	5,180.77	+15.11	0.29%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,138.10

+100.88

0.67%

Hang Seng

23,082.70

+38.44

0.17%

S&P/ASX 200

5,180.77

+15.11

0.29%

Seadrill in Merger Talks With Pride, Dagens Naeringsliv Reports

By Josiane Kremer - 2010-12-07T07:23:49Z

Seadrill Ltd. is in talks with Pride International Inc. on a potential merger, Dagens Naeringsliv reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Alf Thorkildsen.

Talks with Pride’s leadership are taking place, Thorkildsen told the Oslo-based newspaper. Seadrill already owns 9.4 percent of Pride, according to DN. Seadrill could keep its shares, consider buying and merging with Pride, or sell its shares, Thorkildsen was quoted as saying.

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