United, Continental in early merger talks: sources
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NEW YORK/  PHILADELPHIA  - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. are in preliminary talks about a merger that would create the largest airline in the world, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
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United Airlines and Continental Airlines have been holding talks on a potential merger, people involved in the negotiations said.
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London - Manchester United said on Monday that it had received a &quot;preliminary approach&quot; for a financial takeover of the English soccer club.
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Yahoo is seeking to restart merger talks with AOL as a means of defending itself against an Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion, according to the Times of London. The idea to relaunch talks with AOL came up as Yahoo and its team of advisers at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers spent the past week evaluating possible tie-ups [...].
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D.C. United is in the late stages of negotiations to acquire Argentine forward Franco Niell , sources familiar with the talks say.
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NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA  - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. are in preliminary talks about a merger that would create the largest airline in the world, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Sprint and Nextel, two large US mobile companies, are discussing a possible $70bn merger, according to newspaper reports.
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United Airlines is expected to ask a  bankruptcy judge to let it extract new concessions worth $725  million a year from employees as it seeks to reorganize, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
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So far talks between the two revolve around technology and potential business models such as advertising-sponsored services, one of the sources said.
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English football giants Manchester United confirmed that they had received a &quot;preliminary approach&quot; regarding a possible takeover offer.
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British Airways  is looking at merger opportunities that could create a trans-Atlantic super-carrier in response to a joint venture between Delta  and Air France , the Times said.
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The combination could force other carriers to seek partners, people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.
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The British soccer club Manchester United said on Monday that it had received a preliminary takeover offer, which one person close to the talks said was from the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Malcolm Glazer.
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UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines  about a possible merger, according to media reports on Tuesday.
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Continental Airlines Inc. , concerned about being dwarfed by larger competitors, would consider a merger if necessary to maintain its competitiveness, its chief executive said.
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UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines have held preliminary talks about a potential merger as consolidation in the airline industry heats up, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.