Alphabet (GOOG) and Walgreens (WBA) are climbing 3% and 8%, respectively, today. Alphabet’s partnership with Uber (UBER) kicked off in Austin, while private equity firm Sycamore Partners is reportedly close to acquiring WBA.
The Waymo-Uber ( NYSE: UBER) autonomous service will expand to Atlanta later this year. Waymo also plans to begin offering rides in Miami next year through its own app to add to the service that is already running in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.