"Yes or No" questions halt discussion, and broad "What do you think about young people getting married?" questions also tend to discourage students.
Michael Eisner, Disney's chairman and CEO at the time, had halted discussions.
Barnes & Noble has also halted discussions with Microsoft over a potential deal to sell the digital assets of Nook Media, which includes Barnes & Noble's troubled e-reader business.
Airbus, which is owned by Paris-based EADS, said it halted discussions with a consortium that included Cerberus Capital Management and the MT Aerospace business of Bremen, Germany-based OHB Technology.
Russia halted discussions on a punitive resolution last week, prompting the American ambassador, John Bolton, to accuse Moscow of reneging on earlier undertakings.
Russia halted discussions on a punitive resolution last week, prompting the US ambassador, John Bolton, to accuse Moscow of reneging on earlier undertakings.
Sir Richard Branson has halted discussions with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund about a planned $1bn£760m0m) investment in Virgin's space companies.
Shares of Herbalife were down $1.79, or 4.4%, to $38.48 in midday trading, after the maker of weight-management and nutrition products halted discussions between its board of directors and Whitney V., L.P. In early February, Whitney extended an all-cash offer of $38 per share to the company.
Bill Coley, the chief executive, said it was important to halt the discussions at some stage and start the serious planning and building phase.
