P520ORACLE 520 Mon24 Feb C4 1702:58       Monday     Exco & MG bankers in merger talks 521 'Good growth prospects' for USA 523 NatWest scraps endowment premium 524 Debenhams to close foodhalls 527 B-Cal Group's record profits 528 'Peripheral' sale by British Steel 529 News from 'Building' magazine 526 FINANCIAL ADVERTISERS see 572