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Uber, Lyft losses limit competition

The two companies already have lost a combined $13 billion. And with no clear road to profits ahead, no one else has much of an incentive to mount a challenge.

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Plenty of work remains on Drew Las Vegas

The former Fontainebleau — the blue-tinted tower that has blighted the Strip for a decade — is slated to open as the Drew in the second quarter of 2022.

Trade war escalation sends markets to worst week of ‘19

An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China pushed stocks lower for a fifth straight day Friday and put the market on track for its worst week of the year.

Human factor partly to blame for slow Facebook changes

The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can’t Facebook just fix it?

Uber falls 7% below initial offering, valued $82B

Uber began trading as a public company at $42 per share Friday, nearly 7% below its initial public offering price on an already volatile day for the markets.

Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45

The world’s leading ride-hailing service set the stage for Friday’s long-awaited initial public offering with a price that sets its market value at $82.4 billion.