Imperial College London announced today it was exploring a possible merger with two London hospital trusts.
Kerner is also exploring a possible merger with a onetime competitor, the Bill Schofield Group.
Yahoo is continuing to discuss a possible merger with the AOL unit of Time Warner.
It has also, sources close to the bank confirm, been exploring a possible merger with Dutch bank ABN Amro.
General Motors dropped 16 cents to $5.79 amid talks on a possible merger with Chrysler and additional government aid.
Elsewhere Vedanta rose 23.5p to 596.5p on continuing talk of a possible merger with its Cairn India subsidiary.
Last year, the companies discussed a possible merger, with Avon, which is larger, buying Coty, which is privately held.
The company also said that it had ended talks about a possible merger with its rival DirecTV, which is owned by the Hughes Electronics unit of General Motors.
It's a charity.... Mentions a possible merger with rival Urbanfetch... [W]asn't the Internet supposed to make dealing with customers cheaper and easier?
Until this weekend, Yahoo was still in active discussions about a possible merger with Time Warner's AOL unit, The Times said.
Until the weekend, Yahoo was still in active discussions about a possible merger with Time Warner's AOL unit, said people with knowledge of the talks.
