Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Uber has explored a possible bid for Expedia, the $20bn US travel booking website, in what would be by far the ride-hailing company’s largest acquisition as it looks ...

While Uber is worth around $168 million and has been doing well financially this past year, Expedia Group has faced more competition from other booking engines, leading to worse performance this year than in the past, and is currently worth around $20 billion.

Uber execs recently met with advisors to discuss whether an Expedia deal could happen and how it might be structured, The Financial Times reported.