President Kim of South Korea has made his "sunshine policy" of improving relations with the North central to his administration, and the American decision to halt talks had put a damper on that policy.

Mr. Lorenzo's remarks, which were disclosed after the market closed, come after Eastern's surprise move last week to halt talks with American Airlines for the sale of Eastern's Latin American routes.

Among other things, the delay has halted talks with a company that was considering opening the county's first large supermarket on the basis of the $7 million payroll from the prison.

Tenneco Inc., a leading maker of car mufflers and shock absorbers, has halted talks to buy the European brakes division of ITT Industries Inc., a person close to the company said late yesterday.

Cone doesn't discount the notion that the club's executives have borne a grudge since Cone abruptly halted talks on a long-term deal with the Mets and went on to win his arbitration case against the club last spring.

In the last three weeks, Chadbourne & Parke and Barrett Smith Schapiro Simon & Armstrong said they had halted talks that could have led to the largest merger between two New York firms.

The Amex, which has strongly resisted a one-share, one-vote proposal, had halted talks on the issue.

They halted talks last Sunday and said they would not meet with union officials again until attacks against Greyhound buses and operations ceased.

What is the Commissioner's view of this report and the likelihood that a lack of progress could halt talks?

India has accused Pakistan of failing to cooperate adequately over the investigation into the November 2008 extremist attacks in Mumbai, and has halted talks on improving relations.