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Talks of a potential merger caused American Airlines Group $AAL ( ▲ 8.28% ) and United Airlines Holdings $UAL ( ▲ 2.82% ) to jump 5.16% and 1.37%, respectively, in after-hours trading on Monday.

Details: Bloomberg reported on Monday that United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has floated a possible merger combination with American Airlines. Neither company has commented on the report.

Background: Both stocks are down big this year. United is down 15% while American is down 27%. This year has turned into a rough one for the airlines due to fears about jet fuel shortages.

Reality Check: A merger could be impossible due to likely regulatory scrutiny.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: For investors, a United–American merger would likely be a mixed event: bullish for American on takeover value, cautiously bullish for United if synergies are real, and risky overall because antitrust and integration hurdles are substantial.

Final Thoughts: Both United and American control more than a third of the U.S. airline market.

Notable Earnings Today: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), Citigroup (NYSE: C), CarMax (NYSE: KMX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Albertsons (NYSE: ACI), Bank7 (Nasdaq: BSVN), Creative Realities (Nasdaq: CREX), Equity Bancshares (NYSE: EQBK), Gloo Holdings (Nasdaq: GLOO), Mama’s Creations (Nasdaq: MAMA), New Horizon Aircraft (Nasdaq: HOVR), Surgepays (Nasdaq: SURG).

Notable IPOs Today: Plutonian Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: PLUN), QuasarEdge Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: QRED), Maywood Acquisition Corp. 2 Units (Nasdaq: MYXXU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: The Candied Yam (Honeycomb), Jibe Cycling (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: ADP Employment Change Weekly (8:15 a.m. ET), Producer Price Index / Core PPI (8:30 a.m. ET), API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (4:30 p.m. ET).

Monday was a great day for cryptocurrency prices, especially for Ethereum $ETH ( ▲ 8.77% ), which experienced an 8% price boost.

Details: Ethereum is now up 13% in April after starting the year with a 31% decline.

Powering the Story: Ethereum is up mainly because the market is pricing in a mix of strong ETF (exchange-traded funds) inflows and improving risk sentiment. Recent reports show spot Ethereum ETFs pulled in about $120 million in a single session.

Final Thoughts: There are still reasons to be concerned about Ethereum right now, but investors are encouraged by the rebound in the price.

Bloom Energy $BE ( ▲ 19.4% ) surged 15.41% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced an expanded partnership with Oracle $ORCL ( ▲ 5.51% ) to support its buildout of AI and cloud computing infrastructure.

Details: Oracle will procure up to 2.8 gigawatts of Bloom’s fuel cell systems, which will support Oracle’s projects in the United States.

Final Thoughts: Oracle jumped 2% in after-hours trading on Monday. Bloom’s stock was already up 79% this year.

No Acquisition Here: Nvidia Denies Acquisition Rumor That Sparked Dell, HP Rise (Bloomberg)

Big Acquisition Here: Credo to Buy DustPhotonics for $750M Cash, Up to 4.13M Shares (MarketWatch)

So Much to RAVE About: This little-known token just posted a 6,000% rally — and traders are trying to figure out why (CoinDesk)

More Geopolitical Pain: LVMH sales miss expectations as luxury recovery is put on pause amid Middle East war (CNBC)

Rough Combination: It's a slow start to the spring home-buying season (Axios)

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