41.   Chevron employees received a company e-mail announcing the merger when they arrived at work Monday.

42.   Christian Blanc, the chairman of Air France, announced the merger of the French national airline with its Air France Europe unit, France Info reported.

43.   Citicorp would eventually announce a merger with the insurance and securities conglomerate Travelers Group.

44.   Cleberg and Estenson announced the merger in May, saying members had asked them to make it happen.

45.   Daimler-Benz and Chrysler announced their merger last May and completed it last Thursday.

46.   Discussions have continued for three years, but this year, if the numbers crunch comfortably, a merger could be announced as early as this week.

47.   Disney had backed off a deal that was near completion when the AOL merger was announced.

48.   Earlier this month, MAI announced the merger with United News, a U.K. newspaper publishing and exhibitions company.

49.   DUTCH stocks rose, following the lead of publishers Wolters Kluwer NV and Elsevier NV after they announced a merger.

50.   Earlier this week, two big utility mergers were announced, suggesting more consolidation among companies in the industry is ahead.