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Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management chief global strategist, discusses the outlook for US equities amid recent geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices. She speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby sidestepped a question about if he's interested in buying rival American Airlines. But he did say discussions have been held with one airline about buying some assets. He also spoke to Lisa Abramowicz in Chicago about jet fuel prices, earnings and travel demand.

Scott Kirby, the chief executive officer of United Airlines Holdings Inc., said he wouldn't comment when asked if his company would be buying American Airlines. Kirby did say he is focused on leveling the playing field with foreign airlines and building a "great global airline that all US citizens can be proud of." He speaks with Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz from the company headquarters in Chicago.

Holly O'Neill, president of consumer, retail, and preferred banking at Bank of America, discusses the details of the firm's latest consumer checkpoint.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two ships in Hormuz and brought them to shore for inspection Wednesday, according to reports from Iranian state television. Tyler Kendall has more on Bloomberg Television.

UK inflation accelerated in March, as a surge in energy costs triggered by the Iran war started to hit consumers in the pocket. The consumer prices index rose 3.3% from a year earlier, up from 3% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Santander Corporate and Investment Banking Economist Victoria Clarke reacts to the data on Bloomberg Television.

Airlines around the world are grounding more planes to cope with the increases in jet-fuel prices. Global capacity for May has been reduced by about 3 percentage points, with all but one of the 20 largest airlines slashing flights, according to data compiled by analytics firm Cirium Ltd. Lufthansa is scrubbing 20,000 uneconomic short-haul flights from its European summer schedule to save on fuel. Earlier in the week, United Airlines slashed its full-year profit forecast due to higher fuel prices caused by war in the Middle East. Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel breaks down the situation.

Patrick Brenner, CIO of multi-asset at Schroders, discusses earnings and equity markets. "Earnings have continued to deliver strongly," he tells Bloomberg Television. "As long as earnings are strong, we see no reason why equities should slow down," Brenner adds.

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Deutsche Telekom is considering a full combination with its American arm T-Mobile US, a move that would create a multinational telecom group and rank as the largest-ever public M&A deal, people with knowledge of the matter said. Bloomberg's Manuel Baigorri reports.