Image copyright PA Media Uber’s business continues to grow, but so do its losses. The firm lost $1.1bn (£851m) in the last three months of 2019, even as revenue jumped 37% to $4bn and the number of trips made on its platform rose by 28%. Spending to expand its Uber Eats food delivery business hurt […]
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Casper’s lower I.P.O. valuation was just a moment in time, he said. “That doesn’t change what we’re focused on at Casper,” Mr. Krim said, “which is building the world’s first sleep brand.” The company’s disappointing initial public offering follows a year of letdowns for Silicon Valley’s high-profile start-ups. Public market investors have shown more interest
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A person with knowledge of the details says a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press February 6, 2020, 10:42 PM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — A public memorial service for Kobe
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Democrats, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., have previously accused Mr. McConnell of stopping the Obama administration from speaking out more forcefully against Russian interference. Mr. McConnell has long denied those allegations, pointing to a bipartisan letter that congressional leaders ultimately released in late September 2016. The response to Russia’s meddling presented a
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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market’s gains to a fourth straight day February 6, 2020, 10:00 PM 1 min read Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market’s gains to a fourth straight day. The major indexes each hit all-time highs, led by gains in technology and communication services
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Image copyright Paris Jones Image caption Paris Jones had to wait “eight to 10 weeks” for the results of her smear test Women are facing a 10-week delay to receive results of their smear tests. Thousands of women in the West Midlands are thought to be affected by the backlog that built up after Royal
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Michael Douglas and father Kirk Douglas after the Oscars in 2009 Kirk Douglas has been remembered as an “unforgettable” actor and a film “icon” following his death at the age of 103. His daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones led the tributes, writing: “To my darling Kirk, I shall love you for the
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Uber is continuing to lose money as it invests in its food delivery business and developing technology for driverless cars By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer February 6, 2020, 9:08 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Uber continued to lose money as it builds up its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless
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A former U.S. Olympic medical chief says he was fired for pressing his superiors to pursue sex-abuse and other athlete-safety issues By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer February 6, 2020, 9:48 PM 3 min read DENVER — A former sports medicine executive at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the
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But Mr. Sanders, speaking at his New Hampshire campaign headquarters, cited his lead in other, raw numbers that are effectively an expression of the popular vote in Iowa. “Even thought the vote tabulations have been extremely slow, we are now at a point, with some 97 percent of the precincts reporting, where our campaign is
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