But people close to the companies said there had been no merger talks.

However, on 10 October 2012, the companies said the merger talks had been called off.

The historical society and the museum have been in merger talks for some time.

The companies said they had no comment on the report of merger talks.

The two airlines have been in merger talks and were expected to make a decision soon.

The two companies had announced last month that merger talks were taking place.

This idea was met with strong resistance during the merger talks.

About three weeks later, they began merger talks in earnest.

The merger talks, which began earlier this year, are continuing.

An executive team has been engaged in merger talks with another company.