Money | NYSE Euronext Nasdaq, ICE Drop Bid for NYSE Euronext They recognized transaction would not receive regulatory approval By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 16, 2011 9:40 AM CDT Copied FILE - In this file photo taken May 6, 2011, Warren Meyers, left, talks to James Macona of NYSE Euronext on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, file) Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange are withdrawing their proposed $11 billion bid for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange after recognizing they would not receive regulatory approval for the transaction. The two financial giants announced today that they had held unsuccessful talks with the antitrust division of the Justice Department about their joint bid for NYSE Euronext. The NYSE Euronext approval board had twice rejected the Nasdaq and ICE bid. The decision leaves the path open for NYSE Euronext to proceed with its previous $10 billion deal to combine with the German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse. The announcement comes one week after Nasdaq and ICE appealed directly to NYSE Euronext shareholders, issuing a letter saying that the NYSE board was rushing a vote without exploring better alternatives. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error