Boeing probes; Lift valuation; $ 43 billion payments deal

Stocks in Boeing were down to almost 2% premarket. The share lost 1[ads1]0% of the value last week.

The merger will help consolidate Germany's crowded lending market by creating a single bank with combined assets of 1.9 trillion euros and around 150,000 employees.

However, there is doubt that the smaller competitor will solve Deutsche Bank's persistent profitability problems and help it compete with US rivals that have gone much better since the global financial crisis.

Any agreement will be dealt with by regulators and opposition from trade unions in Germany.

Frank Bsirske, head of the German World Association and member of the Deutsche Bank Supervisory Board, spoke against a merger with Commerzbank and warned that it could endanger over 20,000 jobs.

"Deutche Bank and Commerzbank do not complement each other," he was quoted as saying during an interview with the Suttgarter Zeitung. An international context would be more sensible, he added.

Shares in Deutsche Bank increased by 3.3% in Frankfurt. The Commerzbank share indicates 5.7%.

Valuation may change, sources told the newspaper before stocks start trading. The fog started announcing plans earlier this month to list on Nasdaq under the stock cross "LYFT."

Alexandra LaManna, a spokesman for Lyft, refused to comment.

After many years of holding investors waiting, a stampede of tech startups could beat Wall Street this year. Uber, Airbnb, Slack, Pinterest and Postmates are expected to be public in 2019.

4. Pay mega-deal: Two of the world's top payment companies come together in a $ 43 billion deal.

The new unit, which will have an annual revenue of over $ 12 billion, will be better placed to serve the world's growing e-commerce industry, the two companies said in a statement Monday.

FIS offers Worldpay shareholders a mix of money and shares to make the deal happen. It will assume Worldpay's debt as part of the deal that values ​​the company $ 43 billion.

FIS shareholders will end up holding 53% of the merged company, while Worldpay shareholders will own the remaining 47%. The agreement is expected to close later this year.

Crude oil futures fell 0.7% when OPEC members met allies, including Russia in Azerbaijan. The countries agreed in December to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day from January to June to help support prices.

Saudi Arabia signaled the need to expand the cuts in the second half of this year, according to Reuters.

The National Association of Home Builders will publish its latest monthly survey of US builders.