of the four nuclear power plants in germany, only rwe is challenging the order. the company's largest utility has said it will not follow suit. -- the country's largest utility and said it will not follow suit. others are not expected to do so either. >> the company that runs the new york stock exchange has received another takeover offer. in february, the bid was placed for nyse. nasdaq and ice teamed up to place a rival bid. they're offering a 19% premium. >> if the bid by the two companies winds, authorities will not have to face the contentious issue of having a foreign company owning the venerable new york stock exchange, the icon of wall street. other issues will arise. together, they would have a dominant position on the u.s. market. the new bid is worth a total of $11.3 billion. that includes a sizable chunk of cash. it is expected to lead to $74 billion in annual savings. it sent stocks soaring on friday trading. the bid is almost 20% higher than the february offer. deal was meant to be completed by the end of the year. the planning is said to be far adv

rwe has relelied on nuclear energy and has not developed renewable energy and not to get enough profits from that business. the shares are among the biggest losers today. >> the? finishing 0.4% higher going into the weekend. the index of top euro zone firms, also locking in a modest gains on friday to finish at 2919. better than expected data was ableo outshine disappointing earnings from bank of america and google. the dow is up by nearly half of 1%. finishing up a positive note. the euro trading at this hour -- at this hour at about $1.. finance officials frfr the g-20 group of leading economies has reportedly agreed on a risk plan to identify countries whose policies could threaten the global economy. the mechanism will use data on that borrowing and trade balances to detect dangerous spots for special scrutiny. the g-20 is a group -- the g-20 is meeting in washington, d.c., ahead of the imf. >> a mood of cautious optimism prevailed at the g-20 meeting in washington. the world has left the worst of the financial crisis bend. but the imbalance between national economies remains a pers