Investors Wanted Uber To Be Profitable - It's Close, And Lyft Is Along For The Ride Back in May, ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) delivered its first-quarter 2022 earnings report. Benzinga · Aug 2, 2022
Homeless and hoarding in LA: The special struggles and anxieties of unhoused people LOS ANGELES — In his dim motel room, flies and dust swirled through a slanted blade of sunlight. A shoulder-high heap of boxes, trash bags, electronics and clothes prevented him from opening the curtains. Los Angeles Times · Aug 1, 2022
Ride-sharing apps rise in Venezuela as public transit decays Ride-sharing apps like Uber, DiDi and Lyft may have driven across much of the globe, but they haven’t yet rolled into Venezuela The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022
Man struck and killed on highway after Lyft driver kicked him and friends out of car Driver kicks out six passengers after disagreement, leading to one of them being run over The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
Truckers are holding the Oakland port captive. Can Newsom end the standoff? The Port of Oakland has been brought to a grinding halt this week as hundreds of protesting truckers hold a key commerce hub captive. The action — following a similar one at Southern California ports last week — has dealt another blow to supply chains already reeling from pandemic delays. Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022
Google, Lyft are latest tech companies to hit brakes on hiring With recession fears mounting — and inflation, the war in Ukraine and the lingering pandemic taking a toll — many tech companies are rethinking their staffing needs, with some of them instituting hiring freezes, rescinding offers and even starting layoffs. Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022
Lightfoot proposes temporary fuel surcharge on taxi fares The surcharge would start at $1 for fares up to $20, then go to $2 for fares up to $40 and to $3 for tabs over $40. The Business and Consumer Affairs would be empowered to terminate the surcharge whenever gasoline prices fall below $5 a gallon. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022
U.S. House approves Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s bill to protect the right to seek an abortion out of state The bill would also shield the rights of any person or group helping someone get an abortion out of state. The Texas Tribune · Jul 15, 2022
Both Uber and Lyft Have High Volume, but Which Stock Is a Better Bet? Pent-up demand for ride-sharing services has helped Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) register solid revenue and booking figures in the last quarter. Both have high trading volumes. Let’s discuss which stock is a better buy now…. StockNews.com · Jul 13, 2022
Better Tips For Uber Drivers, Consider Getting A Tesla Ride-share drivers are turning to renting or buying electric vehicles. The move, which was being done to help combat high prices for gas at the pump, is turning into higher tips for some drivers as well. Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022
Hiring Slowdown Should Make Lyft Stock Holders Jittery LYFT (LYFT) stock won't get much of a lift as harsh macro-level conditions persist. The stock has been in free fall for over a year, and it's hard to be optimistic unless Lyft can somehow attract price-sensitive customers. StockNews.com · Jun 29, 2022
Where Lyft Stands With Analysts Within the last quarter, Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) has observed the following analyst ratings: Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022
Surging Gas Prices Make Tesla An Attractive Option For Some Uber, Lyft Drivers - Read How Some Uber Technologies, Inc (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft, Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) drivers found renting or buying a Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: Benzinga · Jun 28, 2022
Anti-choice right gloats, and dreams big On social media, far right dunks extensively, promises national abortion ban and "thousand-year White Boy Summer" Salon · Jun 24, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022 How a Lyft driver became the unwitting getaway driver in Nipsey Hussle's slaying LOS ANGELES — Bryannita Nicholson had no idea Nipsey Hussle had been shot — even as she drove the man who killed the beloved L.A. rapper away from the crime scene.
Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022 Uber, Lyft Drivers File Antitrust Case Against Ride Hailing Companies A group of Uber Technologies, Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft, Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) drivers slapped an antitrust lawsuit on the companies for unfairly controlling passenger fares. The drivers claimed that lower consumer fares would provide them with "the most competitive compensation." The suit adds that companies hurt driver earnings by charging higher fares to the customers. The lawsuit…
Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: Uber, Lyft's attempt to gut labor law for their own benefit hits a roadblock in Massachusetts Following their successful effort to gull California voters into endorsing their method of exploiting their drivers and field workers, Uber, Lyft and other gig companies expanded their campaign to gut labor protections into other states.
Ballotpedia · Jun 14, 2022 Massachusetts Supreme Court disqualifies app-based drivers initiative from November ballot On June 14, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a ruling disqualifying the app-based drivers initiative backed by Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber, from the November ballot.
Benzinga · Jun 10, 2022 Analyst Ratings for Lyft Analysts have provided the following ratings for Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) within the last quarter:
Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022 2 charged with robbing, carjacking Uber and Lyft drivers during Twin Cities spree MINNEAPOLIS — Two men lured numerous Uber and Lyft drivers to pick them up and then robbed them in a violent spree that lasted more than five weeks across the Twin Cities, according to federal charges.
Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022 Broadcom, Palo Alto, Lyft And This Stock Will Be Featured On 'Mad Money' Tonight Jim Cramer is set to conduct interviews with executives from a handful of popular companies Tuesday night on CNBC's "Mad Money."
Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022 Alphabet Owned Waymo Collaborates With Uber Freight - Read Why Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) self-driving trucking unit Waymo Via, and Uber Technologies, Inc's (NYSE:UBER) Freight business collaborated for the efficient deployment of autonomous trucks. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Now Waymo customers can use Uber Freight to plan their automated and human-driven trucking fleets more efficiently. Also Read: Lyft Pauses Hiring, Budgets To…
The Conversation · Jun 6, 2022 Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are tapping apps for mental health care It might be surprising to think about browsing for therapists and ordering up mental health care the way you can peruse a menu on Grubhub or summon a car on Lyft.
StockNews.com · May 31, 2022 Stocks to Avoid: 3 Popular Companies That Recently Initiated Cost-Cutting Measures Technology stocks have suffered a massive sell-off this year on investor concerns about the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate increases to fight record-high inflation, ongoing geopolitical crises, and a potential economic slowdown. Several hard-hit tech companies have initiated cost-cutting measures of late. Thus, it could be wise to now avoid…
Benzinga · May 25, 2022 Lyft Pauses Hiring, Budgets To Beat Slowdown Following Uber's Footsteps Lyft, Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) looks to slow hiring, reducing some of its departments' budgets and granting new stock options to some employees to make up for its share price fall, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lyft joined rival Uber Technologies, Inc (NYSE:UBER) in outlining cuts as investor optimism cooled on tech stocks. Lyft looked to prioritize fewer…