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Tesla just reported its sixth consecutive month of higher year-over-year China-made EV sales.

Uber's multi-pronged strategy could make the Dara Khosrowshahi-led company emerge as one of the most important players in Robotaxis.

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley identified five thematic trends across the gig economy following simultaneous earnings from DoorDash Inc (NASDAQ:DASH), Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), while raising its Snap price target 8% to $7.

Elon Musk-led Tesla's headlines this week were dominated by talks of European growth, a NHTSA recall and the Semi receiving a big order.

AI demand surges across chips and cloud as AMD beats estimates, Nvidia expands ecosystem deals, and OpenAI partners scale rapidly across infrastructure and enterprise.

The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for about one-fifth of total job growth.

Uber CEO Khosrowshahi's passenger score is 4.83, below average of 4.89. He aims for 4.9, using tips and etiquette to improve.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is back in focus after Uber committed to buy 10,000 autonomous R2 electric SUVs in 2028, with a further 40,000 planned by 2030, spotlighting Rivian’s robotaxi ambitions. See our latest analysis for Rivian Automotive. Despite the Uber robotaxi order and fresh capital from recent private placements, short term momentum has cooled, with a 7 day share price return of a 13.46% decline and a year to date share price return of a 26.88% decline, even as the 1 year total...

Lucid Group is increasingly being judged on its Uber-backed robotaxi ambitions rather than its struggling luxury EV business.

Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sees massive potential in the self-driving sector in the near future as the ride-hailing giant posts strong first-quarter 2026 earnings. Uber’s Business Hasn’t Been Affected By Waymo Khosrowshahi, on Wednesday, said that Uber believed...

In early May 2026, Hertz Global Holdings reported first-quarter revenue of US$2,004 million, up from US$1,813 million a year earlier, with its net loss narrowing to US$333 million and loss per share improving to US$1.06. Aeroplan, eBay, Uber, and The Home Depot each announced new collaborations with Hertz, highlighting the company’s push into partnerships, digital retail, and broader mobility services beyond its core rental operations. We’ll now examine how Hertz’s launch of Oro Mobility...

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (May 4 to May 8) on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets: AMD, EBAY, SMCI, UBER, and RKLB.

Lime, backed by Uber Technologies, filed for a U.S. IPO after reporting strong revenue growth and plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker LIME.

The ride-hailing giant just posted an exceptional first quarter, reigniting the bull case.

Lime reported higher 2025 revenue and a larger net loss as it prepares to list on Nasdaq under LIME.

AI’s purported productivity gains are coming at a cost greater than companies would typically pay humans, according to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Vice President of Applied Deep Learning Bryan Catanzaro. "For my team, the cost of compute is far beyond the costs...

Uber beats on Q1 EPS and forecasts strong bookings despite Middle East tensions. Its shares have declined in the past six months amid robotaxi competition.

Uber Technologies Inc: Uber Technologies Inc reports a share stake of 11.2 million sponsored ADS in WeRide Inc as of March 31 - SEC filing...

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UBER adds more than 1,500 Ulta Beauty stores to Uber Eats, boosting same-day beauty delivery and widening its retail push.

The most revealing data point from Wednesday’s earnings doubleheader came down to word choice. On May 6, Uber’s CEO said “local” five times and Disney’s CEO said “domestic” 12 times on their respective calls. That linguistic tilt, flagged by the hosts of The Best One Yet, captures a macro shift already showing up in consumer ... As Jet Fuel Spikes 100%, 2 Mega-Cap CEOs Reveal the Staycation Trade Has Already Started

Investor Gary Black, managing director of The Future Fund LLC, thinks that Uber Technologies Inc. could be poised to lead the Robotaxi sector ahead of Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc.‘s Waymo. Operational Leverage In a post on X...

CEO Dario Amodei said he’s hoping eventually Anthropic will have a “more normal” expansion.

Of everything Uber (NYSE:UBER) said in its Q1 report yesterday, the real story is that Uber One has crossed 50 million members, and those members now drive half of Gross Bookings across Mobility and Delivery. That single fact reframes what kind of company Uber is becoming. Becoming a Membership Business For years, the bear case ... Uber One Crosses 50 Million Members and Signals a Fundamental Business Transformation

Uber shifts to a tech-agnostic, capital-light autonomous strategy via $10B partnerships with Waymo, Baidu & more—see what it means for UBER. Click to read.

The electric bike and scooter rental company reported $886.7 million in revenue in 2025, up 29% from the year before

Yahoo Finance's Head of News, Myles Udland, and Julie Hyman discuss Bumble's (BMBL) decision to get rid of swipes as online dating slows.

Is the struggling automaker on the verge of a turnaround?

After years of hints and preparation, Lime plans to enter the public markets.