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Tag: Uber Technologies Inc
Uber sold its food delivery business in India to local rival Zomato
The sale offers Uber a 9.99% stake within the Indian restaurant aggregator and meals supply start-up. Zomato is backed by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, which just lately agreed to speculate as much as $150 million at a pre-money valuation of $three billion, in accordance with official filings from Zomato-shareholder Info Edge. Based on that […]
Personalized nutrition could be the next plant-based meat, worth $64 billion by 2040, says UBS
Imagine receiving custom-made diet recommendation based mostly in your private biologic or genetic profile. That’s the “way forward for meals,” in line with a UBS analyst, who sees weight loss program personalization as the subsequent plant-based meat. Personalized diet may generate annual revenues as excessive as $64 billion by 2040, the agency stated. Plus, […]
Goldman Sachs dumped its entire stake in Uber late last year
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs sold its entire stake in ride-hailing giant Uber in the fourth quarter, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move. The sale, which likely resulted in a large gain for the early investor in Uber, helped the bank beat […]
Instacart insists its tipping policy is correct, despite boycott threat
A shopper for Instacart navigates through the aisles as she shops for a customer. Cyrus McCrimmon | Denver Post | Getty Images Instacart isn’t budging on the default tip rate on its platform amid growing calls for food and grocery delivery companies to increase payouts to contract workers. Nilam Ganenthiran, Instacart’s president, said the current […]
Goldman Sachs launches Marcus mobile app
A woman looks at Marcus, a new savings and loans app recently launched by Goldman Sachs in New York, January 10, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters When Goldman Sachs released a long-awaited app for customers of its Marcus consumer bank last week, it did so with little fanfare or hype. Unlike the intense attention on […]
possible inflation scare and democratic agenda
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks during a campaign event at NOAH’s Events Venue on December 30, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Joe Raedle | Getty Images J.P. Morgan’s private bank, which manages $2.2 trillion for wealthy clients, said a presidential victory from a radical leftist candidate is among the biggest threats […]