41.   Despite a falling stock price and a shareholder lawsuit, Internet portal Lycos Inc. is moving to complete its merger with business units of USA Networks Inc.

42.   Digital and Compaq hope to receive FTC approval prior to the June shareholders meeting, and expect to complete the merger before the end of next month.

43.   Disney plans to complete the merger by Monday.

44.   Ebbers said Kluge would step down when the merger is completed in four to eight months.

45.   Earlier today, the European Commission said it would let the companies complete the merger of their non-European activities, even though it has not completed its antitrust inquiry.

46.   European officials continued their criticism of the proposed Boeing-MCDonnell Douglas merger, but Boeing said it still expected the merger to be completed later this year.

47.   Even before the two institutions have completed their merger, cross-referrals have created new business.

48.   Executives at the two companies said that they were pleased to have resolved the issues and hoped to be able to complete the merger soon.

49.   Executives from the companies have said they hope to complete the merger between the end of December and the middle of January.

50.   Executives of Tucker Wayne and the West Group said Thursday that they expected to complete the merger in early June.