Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with words exchange+francisco. 6 news.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- VeriFone Holdings Inc. said late Monday it probably will not be able to submit its annual report before March despite requesting an extension of the deadline to Jan. 14 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. VeriFone is in the process of restating financial statements for the first three quarters of its fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2007. It also noted that it is not certain how much time will be required for it to complete the restatement process.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Quest Software Inc. has filed its quarterly reports for the periods ended March 31, June 30 and Sept. 30, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said Monday. As a result, the company is now current with all its SEC periodic reporting obligations.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, a subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange , will be known as ICE Futures Canada, effective Jan. 1, IntercontinentalExchange said Monday. The name change is in line with ICE's other futures subsidiaries, ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Europe, the exchange operator said.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has received clearance from The Committee on Foreign Investment for Borse Dubai's investment in Nasdaq, the New York-based exchange said Monday. The approval paves the way for Nasdaq to proceed with its purchase of Stockholm-based OMX AB and allows Borse Dubai to transfer its OMX shares to Nasdaq once its stake in OMX reaches at least 67%, Nasdaq said. Nasdaq had originally announced the approval on Friday but withdrew the announcement, noting that it was distributed in error.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell for the first time in six days on Monday, as the dollar, which tends to move in the opposite direction of gold, rose for the first day in six against a basket of major currencies. Gold futures for February delivery lost $3.7, or 0.4%, to $839 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell to an intraday lower of $836.1 earlier. The dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against a basket of major currencies, moved up for the first time in six days. The dollar also gained against the euro.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rose modestly on Monday, boosted by continued concerns on political tensions in Pakistan and tight supplies in the U.S. Crude futures for February delivery gained 60 cents, or 0.6%, to $96.6 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose to an intraday high of $96.78 earlier in electronic trading. "The geopolitical upheaval triggered by the [former Pakistani prime minister Benazir] Bhutto assassination could get stirred up again ahead of the January 8th elections," said Edward Meir, an analyst at futures brokerage MF Global, in a research note.