Benzinga's Political Roundup (NYX, NDAQ, AMD)

The U.S. Justice Department is inquiring into whether a takeover of the NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) by the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) would affect competition in equity listings.

The insider trading case of Raj Rajaratnam is closing today, and the jury will decide Rajaratnam's fate. Rajaratnam has been accused of insider trading in names such as Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD).