21.   The Gatt trade talks broke down earlier this week because of a long-running dispute over EC oilseed subsidies and the volume of EC exports to the US.

22.   The collapse of international trade talks between the EC and the United States will be more grist to their mill.

23.   Q. What significance do the European single market and GATT world trade talks have for Courtaulds?

24.   Also on the horizon are trade talks in Qatar that will deal with patent rights and a battle over prescription drug benefits in Medicare.

25.   Although Duquette would not name the team with which trade talks have fallen through, he apparently was referring to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

26.   Amidst the swirling trade talks, Sosa wraps up a weekend series in Chicago and heads to Atlanta to face the Braves.

27.   Analysts thought those comments were consistent with expectations among most market participants that some form of limited progess would emerge from the current trade talks.

28.   An update on where the trade talks stand.

29.   And team owner Mark Cuban assured Howard there was no validity to the Malone trade talks.

30.   And the market seemed to chase the usual rumors, including a breakthrough in trade talks with Japan that proved unfounded.