41.   Mergers almost always lead to layoffs as operations are combined to cut costs.

42.   Overseas, Scholastic will shutter its operations in France, combine its operations in the U.K. and expand its businesses in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

43.   Plaintiffs accuse Premiere of buying companies faster than their operations could be combined with Premiere.

44.   Pfizer has offered to pay him as a consultant for his advice after the companies combine their operations, which is expected sometime this summer.

45.   Rudd and Yates will combine their operations, with the Yates car operating out of the shop Rudd owns.

46.   Revenue is rising as it links the expertise of each company and cuts costs by combining operations.

47.   Several carriers, including Northwest Airlines and KLM in one combination, and United and Lufthansa, have received antitrust immunity allowing them to set prices and combine operations.

48.   Singapore Telecommunications, Yuen said, based its initial proposal on the cost savings it could squeeze out of Cable and Wireless HKT by combining operations.

49.   Since then, several companies have moved to combine operations, often through joint ventures.

50.   The current slide in crude oil prices has been so relentless that it is forcing the oil industry to slash costs by combining operations, analysts say.