Amy Scott

If the two merge and grow, he says it could give travelers more options.

I'm Samantha Fields for Marketplace.

Counterfeit stamps, that is.

But first, let's do the numbers.

Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 398 points, 0.8% to close at 49,191.

The Nasdaq lost 24 points, 0.1% to finish at 23,709.

And the S&P 500 dipped 13 points, 0.2% to end at 69,63%.

Sam Fields was just talking about airlines.

Atlanta-based Delta Airlines fell off by 2.4%.

Allegiant Travel, parent company of Allegiant Air, slid 3.3%.

Sun Country declined 2.2%.

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