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Mining giants Rio Tinto (RIO) and Glencore (GLEN.L, GLNCY) discussed a potential merger last year, as reported by Bloomberg, marking what could be the biggest deal in mining history.

Meanwhile, Bumble's (BMBL) founder Whitney Wolfe Herd will be returning as CEO to the dating app platform this March, succeeding Lydian Jones, who resigned for personal reasons.

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) have both been downgraded to Underperform by Bank of America analysts ahead of their earnings reports due out on January 28 and 30, respectively.

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This post was written by Josh Lynch