The same day, however, the company is said to have revived its search for a friendly merger candidate.

Part of the mind-set is any company could be a merger candidate.

This is not the first time Disney has been considered as a merger candidate.

In the painful process, it became a much more attractive merger candidate to America West.

Most of the merger candidates are in eastern Suffolk.

Or the stocks of both merger candidates can react unpredictably.

But whether or not today's deals make more sense, chasing possible merger candidates for short-term gains is still usually unwise.

The deal touched off demand for entertainment and Internet shares as investors piled into companies that might be merger candidates.

Some say it would make an ideal merger candidate with a regional Japanese bank that has a strong domestic branch system.

Given its size, the bank is not considered a merger candidate so it must restore its profitability by itself.