Shares of airline Virgin America Inc. surged almost 10% in afternoon trade Monday, after a Bloomberg report that the company has received takeover bids from JetBlue Airways Corp. and Alaska Air Group Inc. . Virgin America, which is backed by billionaire Richard Branson, got the bids after putting itself up for sale, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Talks are ongoing and a deal could be announced as soon as early next week, the people said. Virgin shares have gained 4% in the year so far, outperforming the S&P 500, which is down 0.4%.
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