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Oct 29 ยท DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about $17 billion in cash and stock and plans to keep the Instacart brand, with the deal expected to close by late 2027 or the first half of 2028
CNBC: DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17 billion
Grade B (82/100). CNBC reports the price and premium, Tony Xu's statement, DoorDash's quarterly results, Instacart's competition and past FTC settlement, and Wedbush analysts on antitrust risk.
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): says 'Sources familiar with the matter had told CNBC' when the deal would be announced, without naming them
Splits: CNBC reports the price and premium, Tony Xu's statement, DoorDash's quarterly results, Instacart's competition and past FTC settlement, and Wedbush analysts on antitrust risk.
Same story: NBC News, New York Post
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