1.   A hundred jobs are expected to go following the merger.

2.   High-ranking officials were purged from the company following the merger.

3.   As for the large-scale payouts, King said it was part of doing business following a merger.

4.   Boeing said it is still looking for ways to consolidate facilities and cut costs following the merger, including in its defense, space and information systems segments.

5.   A representative of New York Bancorp, which is based in Douglaston, New York, will serve on the board of directors at North Fork following the merger.

6.   After taking a year off from bank acquisitions following the merger, the company in August expanded its banking presence in Virginia by acquiring Fidelity Financial Bankshares of Richmond.

7.   But the survey also found that nearly three-quarters of bank customers made no changes following a merger.

8.   But, with so many duplications in jobs, many analysts expect large layoffs to follow the merger -- which has Specter worried.

9.   Chimberg said banks, in the past, have had trouble retaining talented money managers following mergers.

10.   Circus Circus, following the merger of Hilton and Bally, will be the second-largest gaming company in the world.