1.   Merger mania and speculation about a Boeing-McDonnell Douglas combination boosted the shares of aerospace and defense stocks.

2.   Merger mania With fewer companies chasing bigger chunks of business, merger mania has broken out.

3.   With fewer companies chasing bigger chunks of business, merger mania has broken out.

4.   And after the Bell Atlantic deal collapsed in February, the merger mania subsided quickly.

5.   And where does MBNA fit into the merger mania sweeping the financial services industry?

6.   Another force that will continue to be positive for stocks is merger mania.

7.   As if the prospect of merger mania were not enough, the moving industry also faces a period of regulatory uncertainty.

8.   Bank buyouts already have become a kind of merger mania.

9.   Blame it on economics or wishy-washy consumers or merger mania within the furniture business.

10.   A surprising side effect of the merger mania among Boston banks surfaced Wednesday when area banks began paying the highest rates in the nation for short-term deposits.