71.   Had the merger gone through, Portuguese banking assets would have been concentrated in the hands of three major groups, compared with six a year ago.

72.   He receives none of that package if the merger does not go through.

73.   HLL now says the purchase was intended to accomplish either end, depending on whether the merger went through or not.

74.   If the merger goes through, the new company would likely spin off Orange to avoid conflict with anti-monopoly laws in Britain.

75.   If the merger does go ahead, many observers predict that Studer will be one of the thousands of UBS employees without a job.

76.   In a first reaction to the EU objections, Boeing chairman Phil Condit has said he expected the merger could still go ahead this summer.

77.   LTCB said it hopes that credit ratings will be raised if the merger goes ahead on schedule, improving its revenue and financial situation.

78.   Nakayama said he had believed as late as Monday that the merger would go ahead.

79.   That forces the FTC either to let the merger go through or attempt to block it in federal court.

80.   The Department of Public Utility Control said the merger could go forward so long as NU subsidiaries cut rates and shared high profits with consumers.