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April 17, 2019 at 8:06 am

Electric scooters have zipped by docked bikes in popularity VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Love them or hate them, electric scooters are everywhere — zipping along city streets and littered on sidewalks, to the dismay...

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April 15, 2019 at 8:46 am

Lyft pulls electric bikes off the road after brake problems

NEW YORK — Paul Buijs had logged more than 750 Citi Bike rides before he took out an electric bike for the first time. He...

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April 11, 2019 at 1:46 pm

Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the...

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April 9, 2019 at 10:09 am

Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides

NEW YORK (AP) — While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with...

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April 4, 2019 at 6:37 am

Tesla CEO Musk gets reprieve in contempt-of-court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday urged stock market regulators and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to amicably settle their dispute over his tweets....

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Lyft co-founders John Zimmer, center left, and Logan Green, center right, at the company’s IPO party on Friday morning, March 29, 2019, in Los Angeles. With its initial offering, Lyft leapt ahead of Uber to became the first publicly traded ride-hailing firm. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)

March 29, 2019 at 12:00 am

Investors hail Lyft shares in IPO, see profits down the road VIEW

Lyft’s debut is the first of several high-profile IPOs expected to emerge this year from the technology industry, a sector that has helped propel the...

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March 28, 2019 at 2:45 pm

Lyft’s IPO lifts off at $72 a share, valuing company at $24B

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft set the price for its stock at $72 per share late Thursday, setting the stage for the ride-hailing pioneer's hotly...

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March 28, 2019 at 7:07 am

Ride-hailing giants face bumpy road to profitability

NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft have redefined what we expect from transportation, hooking customers on the immediacy of on-demand rides with...

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March 14, 2019 at 3:09 pm

Boeing takes hit to its reputation after 2 plane crashes

NEW YORK (AP) — In an era of unprecedented airline safety, Boeing's newest version of its best-selling airliner has crashed twice in less than six...

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FILE – In this May 5, 2015, file photo, Lyft co-founder Logan Green speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt NY event, in New York. Ride-hailing giant Lyft is releasing financial details about the company in a federal filing before it begins selling its stock to the public. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

March 1, 2019 at 8:51 am

Lyft reveals big growth but no profits as it readies for IPO

Ride-hailing giant Lyft is releasing financial details about the company in a federal filing before it begins selling its stock to the public.

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