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 could default on its bankruptcy financing agreement before the end of the year and is in talks with lenders about restructuring the deal, the company said on Thursday.
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A merger between Delta Air Lines Inc   and Northwest Airlines Corp  could be announced  in the next few weeks as Northwest pilots review details of a  proposed deal, people briefed on the situation said on Monday.
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Merger talks between United Airlines   and Continental Airlines Inc  have picked up  pace, but a deal still hinges on the outcome of discussions  between Delta Air Lines  and Northwest Airlines Corp  , people briefed on the situation said on Friday.
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JPMorgan Chase  and Washington Mutual  have held "very preliminary" talks about a merger, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino said on Friday.
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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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At an airline industry conference at the Phoenician resort last year, talk turned to the likelihood of mergers between low-cost carriers.
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Automotive parts and tire maker   Continental AG CONG.DE believes the impact of the possible   merger between car firms General Motors GM.N, Renault   RENA.PA and Nissan 7201.T would be mixed, a board member   told newspaper Euro am Sonntag.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  has  started merger talks with Northwest Airlines Corp  and  United Airlines parent UAL Corp , and hopes to reach an  agreement with one of them over the next two weeks, The Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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By themselves, the latest airline merger gambits -- a United Airlines- Continental Airlines combination and a hostile takeover of Midwest Airlines by AirTran Airways -- would have no major impact on Boston air travelers using Logan International Airport.
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Nextel and Sprint are in talks that could lead to a merger between the two mobile phone operators, sources close to the discussions said on Thursday.
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As mergers surge, which deals will work out?
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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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Antitrust regulators could prevent halt Delta's merger talkes with UAL and Northwest
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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.
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Sprint Corp., the No. 3 US mobile-phone company, and Nextel Communications Inc. are in talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.
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NEW YORK/DETROIT  - General Motors Corp.  is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.