text: Sanpaolo and Dexia in merger talks By Reuters - November 18 2004 &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.
inputs: Sanpaolo and Dexia in merger talks By Reuters - November 18 2004 &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.