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Uber to Acquire Business Catering Platform ezCater for $2.3 Billion

Uber Eats and Uber for Business will benefit from ezCater's network of more than 140,000 restaurants across the United States.

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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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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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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.

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Genmab Shares Climb After Positive Study Results for Blood-Cancer Drug

The Danish company and AbbVie said their Epkinly drug helped extend the time patients with a common type of lymphoma lived.

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Barbie-Maker Mattel Faces Growing Shareholder Pressure to Consider a Sale

Ariel Investments, which has a 5.4% stake in Mattel, said Monday it believes the company's shares remain significantly undervalued with its current structure as a public company.

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Electronic Arts Bondholders Allege Default Following Largest LBO

EA bondholders alleged a $1.4 billion debt default, escalating a dispute over whether the videogame maker must pay them off at a premium after going private in the largest leveraged buyout of all time.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 06, 2026 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)