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Uber Proposes Delivery Hero Takeover at €10 Billion Valuation

Uber Technologies Inc. has offered to take over Delivery Hero SE in a deal that would value the German delivery company at about €10 billion ($11.6 billion) as it seeks to ramp up competition with DoorDash Inc. outside the US.

By Angela Cullen, Natalie Lung and Se Young Lee

SpaceX Starship Deploys Mock Satellites in Successful Test

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico.

Lantheus Is Said to Explore Sale Following Offer From Curium

Lantheus Holdings Inc. is weighing a sale after getting a takeover offer from Curium that values the radiopharma company at about $7 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

SpaceX’s Money-Losing Rockets Are Biggest Asset in AI Dream

SpaceX revealed eye-popping numbers in its IPO prospectus, including a $26.5 trillion potential market for an empire spanning artificial intelligence and telecommunications.

Uber Said to Study Full Takeover of Germany’s Delivery Hero

Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring options for a full takeover of Delivery Hero SE, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would help it better compete with DoorDash Inc. outside the US.

Microsoft to Pay $250 Million to End Activision Deal Case

Microsoft Corp. agreed Friday to pay $250 million to end shareholder litigation over its $75.4 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., according to court filings.

Orsted Said to Mull Over $1 Billion Sale of US Renewable Assets

Orsted A/S is exploring a sale of its onshore renewables assets in the US, people with knowledge of the matter said, as part of a pivot to its core market of offshore wind in Europe.

US Diplomat Dangles Energy Diversification to Asia-Pacific Group

The Asia-Pacific region has huge potential to absorb more US exports, including of liquefied natural gas, a senior American diplomat said.

Puig Falls After Estee Lauder Deal Fails Amid Tilbury Strain

Puig Brands SA plunged on Friday following the collapse of a proposed combination with Estee Lauder Cos.that would have created one of the world’s largest fragrance and skincare companies.

BofA’s Hartnett Warns Mega-IPOs Risk Bubble Like Roaring ‘20s

Mega IPOs like those eyed by SpaceX and OpenAI threaten to push the weighting of tech in equity benchmarks beyond market-bubble levels of concentration, according to Bank of America Corp. strategist Michael Hartnett.