91.   Earlier Friday, Frankfurt-based Commerzbank said it had ended merger talks with Smith New Court, an acknowledgement that its target preferred a union with Merrill.

92.   Ending weekend talks on the Mideast crisis, Bush and Mubarak agreed that the Palestinian Authority must enact political reforms to give Israel the confidence to negotiate peace.

93.   Failure to make any headway could effectively end the talks and plunge the South American country into deeper turmoil.

94.   French Foreign Minister Herve De Charette ended talks with Jordanian officials Tuesday on the U.S.-backed Middle East peace process, the situation in Iraq and economic ties.

95.   Former president ends peace talks.

96.   Government, Muslim rebels end preliminary talks.

97.   Heads of state echo it following Arab League meetings, as they end talks with kisses and hugs.

98.   Hilton said it ended talks because ITT gave preferential treatment to its current merger partner, Starwoood Lodging, by withholding information.

99.   In an unusual public airing of their rift, President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin ended summit talks Friday deeply divided over NATO expansion.

100.   In Bogota, the police went on high alert, fearing the FARC might spread the war to the cities if the talks ended, Mayor Antanas Mockus said.