Word On the Street profiles NYSE Euronext and the potential acquisition of either NMX or ICE. Will any of the rumors come true?

I missed the deadline!!! Still, you should check out the IBN Festival #12 at the Wall Street Matador

If you don’t visit Minyanville regularly, you should! Go ahead and pay the membership fee if you can because it goes to a great cause. In the meantime check out Lance Lewis’ take on the Fed Panic scenario.

Are you spending more on items than most millionaires would spend? An interesting look at personal finance from Money, Matter, and More Musings.

And finally, Bear Stearns will oust the chief of bond and stock trading after working his entire career for the company.  The company’s credit rating outlook was cut to negative.