It turned out to be a counteroffer from the IntercontinentalExchange, a six-year-old Atlanta upstart, which had just finished buying the New York Board of Trade, the futures market for coffee, cotton, sugar and cocoa.

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It turned out to be a counteroffer from the IntercontinentalExchange (nyse: ICE - news - people ), a six-year-old Atlanta upstart, which had just finished buying the New York Board of Trade, the futures market for coffee, cotton, sugar and cocoa.

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After receiving an initial offer from owners in mid-July, The NHLPA is set to provide its counteroffer today, and many NHL fans are curious about whether the proposal will help to avoid a lockout this fall.

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