DoorDash could announce its bid to acquire Instacart as early as Thursday morning, sources told CNBC. Speculation has built since last week, when The Information reported Instacart was exploring a sale and had held talks with companies including Uber and DoorDash. Several outlets reported on Monday that DoorDash was in advanced talks and that the deal could value Instacart at about $17 billion. Instacart shares rose about 4% in extended trading on Wednesday, while DoorDash shares fell less than 1%.
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