The Wall Street Journal reports NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) remain in discussions for a possible joint bid for NYSE Euronext (NYX), but hurdles are yet to be overcome including what price to offer…WSJ also reporting Google (GOOG), MasterCard (MA) and Citigroup (C) are teaming up to embed mobile payment technology in Android mobile devices that would allow consumers to pass their smartphones in front of a reader to make a purchase…The Detroit News is reporting that, due to reports that faulty side front windows have shattered, Honda (HMC) issued its second recall in the last week for the 2011 Odyssey minivan…Bloomberg reports that, in an effort to reduce debt, roller bearings maker Schaeffler Group is selling $2.5B worth of Continental AG (CTTAY) shares…Finally, Reuters reports Roche (RHHBY) won’t be up for sale and one investor’s exit from the group’s controlling shareholder pact doesn’t mean the family is running away from the Swiss drugmaker. Roche Vice Chairman Andre Hoffmann, also spokesman for the family group, says the shareholders would continue to protect Roche’s independence.
