Uber and Lyft are offering discounted or free rides to the polls on Tuesday

Nov 5, 2018
What's in it for the ride-sharing businesses?
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Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

Oct 18, 2018
Investors could pony up $140 billion for shares even though neither firm is profitable.
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Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

Oct 18, 2018
Investors could pony up $140 billion for shares even though neither firm is profitable.
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How a company’s value is determined

Oct 16, 2018
Uber is valued at $120 billion according to proposals from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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How a company’s value is determined

Oct 16, 2018
Uber is valued at $120 billion according to proposals from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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This former political operative now helps tech companies wrangle government

Sep 24, 2018
Bradley Tusk's new book "The Fixer" is about breaking the rules while respecting regulation.
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Uber’s new pitch: Instead of four wheels, how about two?

Aug 27, 2018
In an interview with the Financial Times over the weekend, the car-hailing company’s CEO said Uber’s adding more electric bikes and scooters to the mix it offers in big cities, where it already has a big and sometimes controversial presence. The move follows Uber’s purchase of JUMP back in April, along with its investment in […]
A cyclist rides a JUMP bike on April 12, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Uber acquired the bike share company in April. 
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Can shipping freight across the country be as easy as finding a ride across town?

Aug 23, 2018
"There's a lot more going on in the background when it comes to truck loads," one expert says.
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New York stopping Uber and Lyft in their tracks for a year

The city council is temporarily banning new permits for the popular rideshare services due to increasing concerns about traffic, as well as the impact they have on taxi drivers.
A person uses the Uber app on his iPhone in Times Square in New York City. 
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