This is what’s in the news for Monday, April 18th. Reuters reports that NYSE Euronext (NYX) would likely want Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ) to offer a huge fee to guarantee that its takeover bid will pass antitrust regulatory scrutiny before NYSE is willing to hold deal talks. the Independent reports that some of BP's (BP) largest shareholders are looking for the firm to sell up to half of its assets as part of a radical restructuring of the oil giant. The Financial Times reports that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is preparing to sell large portfolios of real estate debt in the U.S. and Germany as it continues to dispose of non-core businesses. Bloomberg reports that Ford (F) is falling short of its 14.1% targeted share of the U.S retail auto market and that may push them to offer bigger incentives. And finally, The Wall Street Journal reports that BHP Billiton (BHP) took a key step toward more than doubling its iron ore production in the Pilbara region of Western Australia state.