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DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion

DoorDash announced Thursday it will acquire grocery delivery rival Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion.⁠[12, 13, 14] DoorDash will pay $65 per Instacart share, a 26% premium over the stock's Oct. 22 closing price, with the transaction including 75% cash, Yahoo News and Forbes reported.⁠[7, 14] The acquisition combines the country's largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform, according to The New York Times.⁠[2]

Instacart will keep its brand name and app, and Instacart shoppers can continue fulfilling orders, DoorDash said, according to The Guardian and The Hill.⁠[1, 12] The acquisition received unanimous approval from Instacart's board of directors, The Hill reported.⁠[12] The firms said Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, compared with 100,000 currently available on the platform, the BBC reported.⁠[18]

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How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 17 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 12 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 10 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Newsweek · Center · −0.30Fortune · Center · −0.25ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14Business Insider · Center · −0.09Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Fox Business · Right · +1.66
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), Fortune (−0.25), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Business Insider (−0.09), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox Business (+1.66).

Not rated BBC News, CNET, Engadget, Fast Company, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation, TechCrunch, The Information, The Verge. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Left

  1. 1 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 29, 9:41 a.m. ETDoorDash to buy Instacart for $17bn in major grocery delivery consolidation
  2. 2 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 29, 7:32 a.m. ETDoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

Center

  1. 3 ABC News · Center · Oct 29, 11:01 a.m. ETDoorDash to acquire Instacart in deal valued around $17B
  2. 4 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 29, 12:15 p.m. ETDoorDash to Buy Rival Instacart in $17 Billion Deal
  3. 5 Business Insider · Center · Oct 29, 1:45 p.m. ETWhat DoorDash says its $17 billion deal for Instacart means for delivery workers
  4. 6 CBS News · Center · Oct 29, 8:03 a.m. ETDoorDash gobbles up Instacart in $17 billion deal
  5. 7 Forbes · Center · Oct 29, 8:41 a.m. ETDoorDash Will Acquire Instacart In $17 Billion Deal
  6. 8 Fortune · Center · Oct 29, 5:14 p.m. ETDoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart: ‘the largest companies are only eating more and more of the pie’
  7. 9 NBC News · Center · Oct 29, 8:16 a.m. ETDoorDash to Acquire Instacart For $17 Billion
  8. 10 Newsweek · Center · Oct 29, 1:02 p.m. ETMamdani Warns $17B DoorDash-Instacart Deal Risks Higher Costs for Customers
  9. 11 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 29, 6:41 p.m. ETDoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be big grocery delivery consolidation
  10. 12 The Hill · Center · Oct 29, 10:12 a.m. ETDoorDash buying Instacart for $17B
  11. 13 UPI · Center · Oct 29, 1:45 p.m. ETDoorDash announces $17B purchase of grocery delivery giant Instacart
  12. 14 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 29, 8:01 a.m. ETDoorDash acquires Instacart for $17 billion, doubling down on hyper-local delivery

Right

  1. 15 Fox Business · Right · Oct 29, 9:25 a.m. ETDoorDash strikes $17B deal for rival Instacart in bets on grocery delivery
  2. 16 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 29, 8:27 a.m. ETDoorDash buys Instacart for $17B in massive food delivery merger
  3. 17 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 29, 10:27 a.m. ETDoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery

Not rated

  1. 18 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 29, 11:05 a.m. ETDoordash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options
  2. 19 CNET · Not rated · Oct 29, 2:30 p.m. ETDoorDash Plans to Acquire Grocery Delivery Service Instacart in $17B Deal
  3. 20 Engadget · Not rated · Oct 29, 8:24 a.m. ETDoorDash acquires Instacart in $17 billion delivery service merger
  4. 21 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 29, 7:58 a.m. ETWhy DoorDash is spending $17 billion to acquire Instacart
  5. 22 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 29, 7:57 a.m. ETDoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17bn
  6. 23 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 29, 3:52 p.m. ETDoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion
  7. 24 NewsNation · Not rated · Oct 28, 7:48 p.m. ETDoorDash buying Instacart? Report says it is possible
  8. 25 TechCrunch · Not rated · Oct 29, 9:40 a.m. ETDoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B
  9. 26 The Information · Not rated · Oct 29, 8:29 a.m. ETDoorDash Will Buy Instacart For $17 Billion
  10. 27 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 29, 7:56 a.m. ETDoorDash is acquiring Instacart for around $17 billion
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