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The ride-hailing company's bookings and earnings forecasts for the current quarter came in below analyst expectations

Avis Budget's Q2 earnings miss exposed soft rental demand, while fleet cuts, record utilization and reaffirmed 2026 EBITDA guidance supported margins.

Uber just cut a chunk of its customer service workforce in the name of AI efficiency, and it is far from alone. The real question is whether these scattered layoffs signal the early edge of a wave that could reshape employment across entire industries.

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Lucid stock collapsed by half in a single afternoon after reports surfaced that the EV maker hired turnaround specialists to weigh options that range from going private to a potential court filing, and now shareholders are left waiting to find out which path the Saudi-backed automaker actually chooses.

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Uber’s business depends on a simple but fragile exchange of trust. A customer opens an app, confirms a name and license plate, and gets into a stranger’s car. This routine has become normal for millions of riders heading to airports, restaurants, offices, hotels, concerts, and home after nights ...

Uber Technologies' board was sued on Monday by shareholders who accused management and directors of letting the ride-sharing ‌company cut corners on compliance, leading to thousands of lawsuits from victims ‌of sexual assault and harassment. In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders led by ​a Detroit pension fund said board members ignored repeated internal and external warnings about Uber's alleged failure to address sexual abuse by drivers. Shareholders said oversight failures were also a factor in lawsuits filed last year by the federal government, which accused Uber ‌of routinely refusing to serve ⁠disabled passengers, including people with service animals or stowable wheelchairs, and engaging in deceptive billing and cancellation practices.

At this point, any layoff news is not a surprise. And while the numbers often appear smaller in the company context, the impact on the people left to search for new jobs in this economy is significant. Despite the recent May jobs report, which said 172,000 new jobs were added, with over 90,000 ...

The cuts, led by new president Jill Hazelbaker, affect recruitment and HR staff but represent less than 1% of Uber's 34,000 employees

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The AI chipmaker priced at $185, planned to sell at $125, and cleared a $100 billion valuation before lunch, which is not bad for a company nobody had heard of 48 hours ago

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The ride-hailing company's first-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations, but its Q2 bookings outlook topped analyst estimates

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Lucid reported a first-quarter loss of almost $1 billion. Wall Street was looking for a loss of about $864 million.

(Updates to add more information on the headline) US equity investors will look out for Iran endi

US equity investors will look out for Iran ending its ceasefire agreement with Washington if the US