Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 11 AM ET: Uber to Expand Uber Eats Service with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Catering Platform | Becton ...
Dow Jones2026/10/06 15:00Uber to Expand Uber Eats Service with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Catering Platform The deal gives Uber Eats access to ezCater's network of more than 140,000 restaurants in the U.S., which generate over $2.5 billion in annual gross bookings. ---- Becton Dickinson to Invest $19 Billion in U.S. in Exchange for Tariff Relief The move makes the needle- and medical-device maker the latest company to pledge to expand domestic manufacturing to secure an exemption from the Trump administration's tariffs. ---- Lamb Weston Lifts Fiscal 2027 Outlook Lamb Weston raised its outlook for the year after reporting higher-than-expected adjusted earnings and sales in its fiscal first quarter, driven by continued momentum in North America. ---- Energy Transfer to Acquire Vaquero Midstream for $2.63 Billion The deal consists of $1.95 billion in cash and about 33.3 million newly issued Energy Transfer common units. ---- Fintech Plaid Bets on Credit Scores to Fuel Next Phase of Growth EXCLUSIVE: Plaid is doubling down on its credit-scoring business with new AI models as the company aims to chart its next era of growth with a suite of products beyond its core business. ---- CD&R, McKesson to Acquire At-Home Infusion Therapy Provider for $5.8 Billion Under the agreement, CD&R will hold a majority interest of about 51% in Option Care Health, while McKesson will hold about 49%. ---- Mistral to Release New AI Model to Better Compete With U.S. Rivals Mistral launched a public preview of the model on Tuesday and plans to release its trained parameters on Oct. 27. ---- SoftBank-Backed DayOne Plans to Raise Up to $5 Billion in U.S. IPO Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers plans to list its American depositary shares on the Nasdaq by the end of the year. ---- Emmy Awards Will Leave Broadcast TV for Amazon's Prime Video The six-year deal ends the awards show's decadeslong rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. ---- What Oura's Stalled IPO Tells Us About One-Hit Wonders Oura pitched itself as a tech platform, but investors saw through that. ---- KKR
Uber to Expand Uber Eats Service with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Catering Platform
The deal gives Uber Eats access to ezCater's network of more than 140,000 restaurants in the U.S., which generate over $2.5 billion in annual gross bookings.
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Becton Dickinson to Invest $19 Billion in U.S. in Exchange for Tariff Relief
The move makes the needle- and medical-device maker the latest company to pledge to expand domestic manufacturing to secure an exemption from the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Lamb Weston Lifts Fiscal 2027 Outlook
Lamb Weston raised its outlook for the year after reporting higher-than-expected adjusted earnings and sales in its fiscal first quarter, driven by continued momentum in North America.
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Energy Transfer to Acquire Vaquero Midstream for $2.63 Billion
The deal consists of $1.95 billion in cash and about 33.3 million newly issued Energy Transfer common units.
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Fintech Plaid Bets on Credit Scores to Fuel Next Phase of Growth
EXCLUSIVE: Plaid is doubling down on its credit-scoring business with new AI models as the company aims to chart its next era of growth with a suite of products beyond its core business.
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CD&R, McKesson to Acquire At-Home Infusion Therapy Provider for $5.8 Billion
Under the agreement, CD&R will hold a majority interest of about 51% in Option Care Health, while McKesson will hold about 49%.
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Mistral to Release New AI Model to Better Compete With U.S. Rivals
Mistral launched a public preview of the model on Tuesday and plans to release its trained parameters on Oct. 27.
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SoftBank-Backed DayOne Plans to Raise Up to $5 Billion in U.S. IPO
Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers plans to list its American depositary shares on the Nasdaq by the end of the year.
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Emmy Awards Will Leave Broadcast TV for Amazon's Prime Video
The six-year deal ends the awards show's decadeslong rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
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What Oura's Stalled IPO Tells Us About One-Hit Wonders
Oura pitched itself as a tech platform, but investors saw through that.
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KKR Strikes Deal to Buy Private-Capital Fund Administrator Gen II
Private-capital funds have proliferated in recent years as investors seek to reduce reliance on public markets.
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Forbion Raises $2.6 Billion in Boost to European Biotech Industry
Dutch haul comes despite European drugmakers and investors warning the region is losing ground.
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NYSE Owner Launches Gold Futures in London
The contract began trading Monday alongside new futures for silver, platinum and palladium.
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L'Oreal Taps Advisers to Explore Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities
The cosmetics company's U.S. subsidiary is working with Weil Gotshal and Ducera to address talc-related lawsuits.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 06, 2026 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)
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