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Jul 6, 2020

Uber’s food-delivery market move to buy Postmates

Uber is buying food-delivery service Postmates. Plus, an early look at why market futures were up all morning. And, how does the cancellation of minor league baseball this year affect the towns where teams play?

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Food delivery is one area where business has been up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uber makes food-delivery market move with purchase of Postmates
by Andy Uhler, Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
The companies announced Monday that Uber will acquire Postmates for about $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal.
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What does minor league baseball’s canceled season mean for teams and the towns that host them?
by Andy Uhler and Rose Conlon
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Hannah Keyser of Yahoo! Sports says more than half of minor league teams could go under.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Uber’s food-delivery market move to buy Postmates

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Uber makes food-delivery market move with purchase of Postmates

What does minor league baseball’s canceled season mean for teams and the towns that host them?

Music from the episode

The Team