Shares of American Airlines (AAL.US) fell nearly 3% in pre-market trading on Monday after the company denied market rumors about a potential large-scale merger with United Airlines (UAL.US) .In a statement issued after market close last Friday, the company said it has no intention of, nor has it engaged in, any discussions regarding a merger with United Airlines. It stressed that such a transaction would be detrimental to market competition and consumer interests, and would not be in line with current antitrust principles.Related NewsAPI Crude Oil Stock Change for Apr/17 in the United States is -4.400M, lower than the previous value of 6.100M. The forecast was -1M.On the news, American Airlines shares gave back the gains recorded last Friday.(me/t)(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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