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Uber is making a major push to dominate global food delivery, announcing a deal to acquire Delivery Hero for nearly fifteen billion dollars. The transaction nearly doubles the number of markets where Uber operates both ride-hailing and delivery services simultaneously, positioning it as the largest food delivery platform outside China. It's a significant consolidation play in a sector that's been searching for profitability.
Shifting to energy, J.P. Morgan strategists are flagging a tightening supply picture in oil markets that goes beyond the conflict with Iran. Constraints on Russia's refining infrastructure are compounding existing pressures, creating what the bank is characterizing as a genuine supply crunch. Watch crude closely — the fundamentals here are stacking up in a way that could sustain price pressure through the back half of the year.
And in space, short sellers are circling SpaceX with conviction. Roughly one hundred eighty-five million shares are now sold short, representing about twenty-nine percent of the publicly tradable float, according to data from S-three Partners. The stock has retreated to near its IPO price, and the short interest suggests institutional skepticism is building around valuation at a moment when the broader growth trade remains under pressure.
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