Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - October 13

Albertsons Companies

13/10/2026 06:56

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
- Dating app Bumble BMBL.O is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal that values the company at about $1 billion. 
     
- Supermarket chain Albertsons ACI.N is seeking $8 billion from its rival Kroger KR.N in a Delaware lawsuit over their failed merger. 
     
- Steris STE.N said it will acquire Xodus Medical for $2.1 billion, adding surgical products to its health care consumables business.
     
- Quantum-computing company IonQ IONQ.N is buying cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion.
     
 
 - Delta Air Lines DAL.N is delaying the launchof its planned nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh until March 2027, amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
     
 
 - US President Donald Trump said he was considering firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following claims that she asked a donor to cover personal expenses.
 
 

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