Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Fight Against Independent Contractor Status Isn’t Going Away
In 2018, Uber driver Doug Schifter shot himself outside of City Hall in lower Manhattan. His public suicide was, heRead More
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Part of Uber’s Stake in Grab to Be Acquired by Alibaba
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is reportedly poised to make a $3 billion investment in Asian ridesharing company Grab, with a portion ofRead More
Leave a commentUber Borrows $500 Million at Record Low Rate in Refinancing Boom
Uber Technologies Inc. borrowed $500 million to refinance debt, joining a barrage of high-yield companies that are capitalizing on cheap ratesRead More
Leave a commentUber to launch in-app voter registration, discounted rides to polls ahead of Election Day
Eligible voters will be able to register to vote and request mail-in ballots through the Uber app, as well asRead More
Leave a commentLessons from the gig economy for transforming public services
Even before the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, major upheavals were taking place in the UK labour market. Between 2016Read More
Leave a commentRideConnect offers gig economy workers opportunity to create their own ventures
Recently California’s gig economy has threatened to grind to a halt due to recent law changes on how gig economyRead More
Leave a commentAmazon Looks to Cut Costs From Grocery Deliveries
Grocery delivery services keep growing and changing, and the latest example of that comes from Amazon. The company reportedly isRead More
Leave a commentBidbud Launches New Mobile App for the Gig Economy That Allows Workers to Place Bids on Posted Jobs
TACOMA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#gigeconomy—Bidbud, a mobile application that brings the power of trade and commerce back into the hands of theRead More
Leave a commentUber Looks To Refinance $500M At 7.5 Pct Interest Rate As Debt Load Surges
Uber Technologies is taking advantage of rock-bottom pandemic interest rates to refinance some debt. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing service onRead More
Leave a commentUber Breaks Out Above 15-Month Trendline
Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) stock has broken out above a trendline in place since 2019 and could post superior returnsRead More
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