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Online Brokers Play 'Let's Make a Deal'

E*Trade, Ameritrade renew talks on merger that could jolt industry

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Aug 22, 2007 3:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – Though past merger talks were never consummated, online stockbrokers E*Trade and TD Ameritrade are again in "serious discussions" over a union, the Wall Street Journal reports. A consolidation would create a dominant player in online trading, reducing competition and perhaps ratcheting up costs for...   Read full story »

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