Uber posts first annual net profit since IPO debut; equity analysts lift price target February 8, 2024 Uber posted its first annual net profit since going public, indicating improved user retention and successful strategic initiatives, prompting several equity analysts to raise the price target.
Domino’s Pizza launches Uber Eats trial in sales push January 9, 2024 Customers can now order Domino’s Pizza on Uber Eats, as part of a new trail between the fast food chain and the delivery service.
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats urged to reform after reports of children working as riders November 14, 2023 Rules reportedly enable children to work as delivery riders, despite 18 being the minimum age, as “substitute” couriers aren't recognised.
Net Zero: Why scrapping a meat tax, bin rules and car sharing isn’t all it seems September 20, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ditched several green policies today - but it looks like some of them never even existed in the first place.
Uber: EU rules will see us pull out of “hundreds” of European cities September 20, 2023 An Uber boss has issued a stark warning that Brussels' proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks on operations across the bloc.
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on Muskisms, Barbie and why there’s light at the end of the rate-rising tunnel August 3, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, it’s Victoria Scholar of Interactive Investor Little relief from interest rates yet, but there is light at the end of the tunnel The Bank of England is forecast to raise interest rates for the 14th time in a row today, lifting [...]
Uber announces new offerings from Majorca to Mykonos due to record tourism June 28, 2023 Uber has announced a host of new upgrades in European holiday hotspots from Spain to Greece, ahead of what is expected to be a record period of tourism demand in Southern Europe. Popular destinations from Croatia’s Split to Portugal’s Algarve will benefit from a swathe of new improvements, with Uber-users in the popular Greek island [...]
Uber to slash 200 jobs in layoff resurgence June 22, 2023 Uber is preparing to cut 200 employees from its recruiting team in its ongoing drive to improve efficiency. The ride-sharing app is slashing over a third of its recruitment division, less than one per cent of its total global workforce, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal. It comes as Uber is trying [...]
Sadiq Khan to address ‘cost of doing business’ crisis at summit with Uber and Natwest June 20, 2023 Sadiq Khan is set to address the “cost of doing business crisis” at a crunch summit with firms including Uber, Natwest and KPMG. The mayor of London will welcome more than 200 CEOs to his annual City Hall business reception at the Crystal in east London today. He is expected to tell firms the “cost-of-doing-business [...]
Deliveroo, Just Eat, Amazon and Uber: Delivery apps charging DOUBLE for supermarket groceries, says Which? June 3, 2023 Ordering supermarket groceries via a delivery app such as Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats could cost twice the price of buying directly from the same store, according to Which? Meanwhile, Amazon is charging up to 45 per cent more for Morrisons products than if they were bought from the supermarket’s own website, the consumer [...]