Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - October 13
PRESS DIGEST-Wall Street Journal - October 13 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.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)