41. _The Philippines : The economy will slow further but begin recovery toward yearend . 42. USDA also issued yearend reports on 1999 crops: 43. Hopes for a yearend recovery have waned as companies reduce revenue and earnings outlooks. 44. Merrill in turn retracted the report within hours, and fired Ingram by yearend . 45. Philips has said that Grundig will be breaking even, at best, by yearend . 46. Exceptional charges could increase to 1.2 billion pounds by yearend , he said. 47. Before yearend , it plans a foreign bond issue for more than $ 150 million. 48. A decision is not expected before yearend . 49. The merged banking group will get a new name that should be announced by yearend . 50. The merger requires regulatory and other approvals and is expected to be completed by yearend .
