51.   Morales said he would fight any effort to delay the Texas trial in order to continue settlement negotiations.

52.   Neal said the senators did not reach an agreement but will continue the negotiations later this week.

53.   Murdoch is continuing negotiations to sell an equity stake to Oracle Corp., a big U.S. software developer.

54.   Officials at Boston Edison Co., Commonwealth Electric Co. and Eastern Edison Co. declined to comment while they continue negotiations on plans suited to their own operations.

55.   On Monday night, Enron, Dynegy and other parities continued negotiations to try to keep the merger deal on track.

56.   Officials from Major League Baseball and the Players Association continued negotiations on contraction Tuesday without reaching an agreement.

57.   On Friday, the International Association of Machinists voted to strike within five days, though the deadline was extended as both sides agreed to continue negotiations.

58.   Plaintiffs are continuing their negotiations with Osaka-based Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Ltd., the only remaining defendant.

59.   Rite Aid said it would not attempt to close the transaction before next Wednesday, and hoped to continue negotiations with the FTC until that time.

60.   Shareholders met today and gave management the approval it needed to continue negotiations, the company said.