A profile of Delaware Chancery Court judge Kathaleen McCormick, who is overseeing the Elon Musk-Twitter dispute, ahead of the Friday deadline to close the deal (Lauren Hirsch/New York Times)

Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Filing: judge puts the Elon Musk v. Twitter trial on hold until October 28 to allow the parties to close their deal, otherwise a November trial date will be set  —  The pending trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is suddenly on hold, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick granted the Musk side’s request for a stay …

Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
CVS Health plans to acquire Signify Health, which offers analytics and tech to help 10,000 doctors provide in-home care to 2.5M US patients, for around $8B  —  The deal for Signify Health, which has a network of doctors who make home visits, would cement the drugstore chain’s move away from its traditional roots.

Jef Feeley / Bloomberg:
Delaware Chancery judge rules that Elon Musk can amend his counterclaims and use Twitter’s $7.8M severance payment to Peiter Zatko to justify ending the deal  —  Elon Musk can use a $7.8 million severance payment to a Twitter Inc. whistle-blower to argue he was justified in walking away …

Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter faces ~$1B per year in interest expenses after Elon Musk’s deal added ~$13B in debt, up from ~$50M in 2021 when operations generated ~$633M in cash flow  —  Mr. Musk faces financial challenges in owning Twitter.  The site frequently loses money and took on $13 billion in debt for the blockbuster deal.

Kathryn Hardison / Wall Street Journal:
South Korean company Naver agrees to acquire Poshmark for $17.90 per share, representing an enterprise value of ~$1.2B; Poshmark stock rose 14%+ after hours  —  The boards of both companies approved the transaction  —  Naver Corp. 035420 -1.53%▼ plans to acquire Poshmark Inc. …

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A Delaware judge rules Elon Musk cannot delay the October trial over his Twitter acquisition but allows claims by Peiter Zatko to be added to the case  —  But he can add whistleblower claims to his lawsuit  —  A Delaware court has denied billionaire Elon Musk’s attempt to push …