Before the sun could rise over Los Angeles International Airport on a recent Tuesday, hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers had formed a queue nearby, stretching around the block. It was 5 a.m., and the waiting game was about to begin. In a few minutes, the line of cars would …
Steve McDougall earned about $900 a week delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash, whizzing through the heavy traffic of Gloucester, Mass., on an e-bike. The flexible hours allowed him to tend to his 15-year-old daughter and two parents with disabilities. “It’s not great money, but it’s freedom,” said Mr. McDougall, …
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Bernstein reiterates Nvidia & Broadcom at outperform Bernstein is bullish on both stocks in 2025. “Our top AI picks remain NVDA (still the best way to play AI and right at the start of a new product cycle), and AVGO …
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — For years, General Motors CEO and Chair Mary Barra has promised a new future for the company, away from a stodgy metal-bending automaker into a tech-driven, …
Alphabet ‘s self-driving car unit Waymo is finally shifting into high gear. After years of heavy investment and losses, Waymo ridership is picking up momentum in its existing West Coast markets, and the company just inked an expanded partnership with Uber to bring its robotaxi service to the ride-hailing giant’s …
WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in a new letter shared exclusively with CNBC. Among the signers are several high-profile CEOs of public companies, including Aaron Levie of Box, Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Michael Lynton, …
An Airbus A330-323 aircraft, operated by Delta Air Lines. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Delta Air Lines is the country’s most profitable airline. CEO Ed Bastian’s challenge is to make sure his carrier stays on top. The airline’s unit revenue, the amount it brings in for every seat it flies one …
As investors say farewell to a week marked by a Federal Reserve meeting, surprise labor market data and the latest corporate earnings, they’re left trying to figure out what it all means for a stock market that’s still deciding where it wants to go. All three of the major market …