81.   Banking shares were also boosted by speculation about consolidation in the industry.

82.   Banks were boosted by speculation about further consolidation in the industry, traders and analysts said.

83.   Attorney General Janet Reno sought to dampen speculation about responsibility for the bombing and would not comment on the evidence gathered so far.

84.   Austin is abuzz with speculation about who in the Lone Star State will get tapped.

85.   Banking shares climbed further, helped by low interest rates and speculation about mergers.

86.   Banking shares were active, as speculation about a merger between Kredietbank NV and Cera Bank fueled financial shares.

87.   Because so many of the portraits show young people, there was always speculation about whether they were in fact painted before death.

88.   BELGIAN stocks rose to a record high as speculation about consolidation in the Belgian banking industry boosted financial stocks such as Kredietbank SA and Generale de Banque SA.

89.   BELGIAN shares rose as speculation about further takeovers or alliances in the Belgian banking industry offset a fall in U.S. shares and the dollar.

90.   BELGIAN stocks are set to hit records in coming days as ongoing speculation about a Belgian bank merger and low interest rates boost financial stocks such as Kredietbank SA.