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July 9, 2020 at 2:16 pm

Setbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by Trump VIEW

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — After a U.S. energy boom and strong backing from President Donald Trump propelled a major expansion of the nation’s sprawling oil...

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A contractor for the delivery startup Postmates picks up a customer’s cupcake order at a mall in San Francisco, Jan. 26, 2016. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)

July 6, 2020 at 5:15 am

Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal

The acquisition enables the ride-hailing giant to increase its delivery offerings at a time when the global pandemic has suppressed customers’ desire for rides while...

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July 5, 2020 at 7:00 am

Gig workers face shifting roles, competition in pandemic VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — There were the two-hour, unpaid waits outside supermarkets when San Francisco first started to lock down, on top of the heavy...

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June 28, 2020 at 1:49 pm

Fracking pioneer Chesapeake files for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) — Chesapeake Energy, a shale drilling pioneer that helped to turn the United States into a global energy powerhouse, has filed for...

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June 23, 2020 at 11:58 am

Segway, popular with police but not the public, hits brakes

The Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes, will be retired on July 15, the company...

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June 19, 2020 at 8:44 am

Chesapeake, struggling to survive, skips $13.5M in payments

Chesapeake Energy, which has warned that it's unsure if it can survive much longer, failed to make $13.5 million in interest payments that came due...

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June 17, 2020 at 2:29 pm

Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers

NEW YORK (AP) — Even with this week’s Supreme Court ruling, the workplace will be far from equal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans....

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FILE – In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The Justice Department in Manhattan is investigating whether Uber illegally used software to track drivers for Lyft, its main ride-hailing competitor, to gain an advantage in attracting and recruiting drivers, according to two people familiar with the probe. The FBI and the U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office in New Yorkâ€™s Southern District want to know if use of the software, which created fake customer accounts, broke any federal laws, said the people, who didnâ€™t want to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. An Uber spokeswoman said Friday, Sept. 8 it is cooperating in the probe and that use of the software has been discontinued. The U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office would not comment on the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NYCD203

May 18, 2020 at 9:57 am

Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed...

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A taxi driver wears a face masks in his taxi cab in Muenster, western Germany, Thursday, April 30, 2020. To fight the coronavirus pandemic, Germany ordered social distancing, mandatory face masks when shopping and in public transport. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) MME111 MME111

May 13, 2020 at 2:24 pm

Face mask rules grow among airlines, ride shares and others but enforcement proves a challenge

Most airlines, bus services and the ride-share companies Uber and Lyft are requiring pilots, drivers and passengers to wear masks. The rules are only effective...

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May 7, 2020 at 4:53 pm

Uber loses $2.9 billion, offloads bike and scooter business

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the company...

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