Updated throughout the day.

The Treausury Department may begin to sell its 27% stake in Citigroup (C)  (Bloomberg)

Billionaire Nelson Peltz will not try to buy CKE Restaurants, owner of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. hamburger chains (NYPost)

The Chicago Board of Options Exchange may be a takeover target. (BusinessWeek)

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