Update: Market Chatter: DoorDash in Advanced Talks to Acquire Instacart

04:31 PM EDT, 10/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Instacart declines to comment in third paragraph.) DoorDash (DASH) is in advanced talks to acquire Maplebear (CART), which does business as Instacart, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The acquisition could be completed as soon as this week if the talks do not fall apart, the report said. Instacart declined to comment to MT Newswires, and DoorDash did not immediately respond to a request for comment. DoorDash shares fell 6.1% in the regular Monday session, and Maplebear jumped 7.9%. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)