merger talks

But people close to the companies said there had been no merger talks.

The companies said they had no comment on the report of merger talks.

The historical society and the museum have been in merger talks for some time.

The two companies had announced last month that merger talks were taking place.

The two airlines have been in merger talks and were expected to make a decision soon.

The merger talks, which began earlier this year, are continuing.

Two weeks ago, the companies confirmed that they were in merger talks.

About three weeks later, they began merger talks in earnest.

This idea was met with strong resistance during the merger talks.

An executive team has been engaged in merger talks with another company.

But now, several players have finally started merger talks, people close to the discussions said yesterday.

The move came after two weeks of inconclusive merger talks.

It was in large part those results that provoked the merger talks.

In fact, earlier merger talks ended two years ago because the local groups would not make that commitment.

Disagreement on a name sometimes causes merger talks to break down.

Shares of the companies have fallen since the merger talks came to light a few weeks ago.

The merger talks failed and the two banks didn't reach an agreement.

He also reiterated that the company was not in merger talks.

Microsoft, in its statement, said the merger talks began "late last year."

The two companies had been in intensifying merger talks for more than a month.

Large shareholders in both companies seemed to approve of the merger talks.

It also said its board was willing to pursue merger talks with other parties.

Merger talks began several months ago but then broke off; they resumed early this month.

Apple and Sun have declined to comment on merger talks.

One item from the earnings report may enter into the merger talks.