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Uber IPO: Public markets take center stage AxiosUber will go public this week in the most feverishly anticipated IPO since Facebook. https://www.google.com/news

Boston Uber Drivers To Join Others In Major U.S. Cities In Strike About Wages WBURBoston Uber drivers said their action on Wednesday is meant as a show of solidarity, and they're asking passengers not to use ride-hailing apps for 24 hours. https://www.google.com/news

Boston Uber Drivers To Join Employees In Major Cities Across The Country In Strike About Wages WBURUber drivers in Boston announced Sunday they will be joining drivers in major cities across the country in a strike about wages on Wednesday, the day before ... https://www.google.com/news

Axios Edge - May 5, 2019 AxiosA look-ahead at the stories that will drive the business world each week, by Felix Salmon. View the full article

Protecting Taxi Drivers, SYRIZA Moves to Ban Uber Apps The National HeraldΑTHENS – Seeking voting sectors with elections coming, the ruling Radical Left SYRIZA filed legislation that will prohibit ride-sharing apps such as Uber and ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber IPO, South Africa elections, US-China trade talks Financial TimesStart every week on the front foot with a preview of what the FT will be watching. View the full article

Uber IPO, South Africa elections, US-China trade talks Financial TimesStart every week on the front foot with a preview of what the FT will be watching. https://www.google.com/news

Tesla Raises Money, Drones Get Certified, and More Car News This Week WIREDTelsa says it will raise up to $2.7 billion in new capital, and Uber prepares for its IPO. View the full article

Can Bird build a better scooter before it runs out of cash? Los Angeles TimesBird Rides Inc. soared to $2 billion in a matter of months — but now the Santa Monica scooter company is facing fundamental questions about its business ... View the full article

Uber Time (Stocks To Watch Podcast) Seeking AlphaOur weekend preview of upcoming IPOs, earnings reports, conference presentations, investor days, IPO lockup expirations, FDA decisions, Barron's mentions ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber in Labor's sights in multinational tax crackdown The Australian Financial ReviewForeign multinationals like Uber are in the crosshairs of Labor's policy to crack down on loopholes allowing the funnelling intellectual property royalties to ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber promises a bottomless well of money to investors … but not yet The GuardianExpect a barnstorming debut at the latest tech company listing, yet there is no sign of any profits in the near future. View the full article

Uber promises a bottomless well of money to investors … but not yet The GuardianExpect a barnstorming debut at the latest tech company listing, yet there is no sign of any profits in the near future. https://www.google.com/news

DealBook Special: Everything You Need to Know About the Uber I.P.O. The New York TimesGood Sunday morning, and welcome to a special edition of the DealBook Briefing, where we'll take a deep dive into Uber's upcoming public offering — the most ... View the full article

Uber promises a bottomless well of money to investors … but not yet The GuardianExpect a barnstorming debut at the latest tech company listing, yet there is no sign of any profits in the near future. View the full article

Opinion: Uber and Lyft are locked in a price war. There are only two ways out. Pocono RecordThe market for ride sharing is starting to look like a pie-eating contest where the prize is ... more pie.Lyft went public March 29, and the stock almost immediately ... View the full article

Visionary Uber wants to be the big wheel in transport — but when will it make a profit? The AustralianIn Ubers vision of the future, most people wont own cars. Riders will hop on electric bikes and scooters for short distances, and summon cars with drivers for ... View the full article

All roads lead to Uber | Business The TimesA grinning Dara Khosrowshahi posed next to a bus stop in central London last week for a staged Twitter photo shoot. It was much more than a tourist snap for the ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber's Big Problem: It's a Zombie Corporation That Can't Make Any Money MishTalkAnalysts are questioning Uber's viability. Many are concerned it will never make a profit. There's too much competition. View the full article

Uber's Big Problem: It's a Zombie Corporation That Can't Make Any Money MishTalkAnalysts are questioning Uber's viability. Many are concerned it will never make a profit. There's too much competition. https://www.google.com/news

Uber Canada to begin banning riders behaving badly CTV NewsUber passengers who regularly get low ratings from drivers will be expelled from its platform under a new system that will be rolled out in Canada beginning this ... https://www.google.com/news

The Week in Business: Facebook Tamps Down Hate Speech, and Uber’s I.P.O. Is Here The New York TimesHere's your weekly roundup of tech and business news so that you can make intelligent conversation even if you're still recovering from Saturday's mint juleps. https://www.google.com/news

The Week in Business: Facebook Tamps Down Hate Speech, and Uber’s I.P.O. Is Here The New York TimesHere's your weekly roundup of tech and business news so that you can make intelligent conversation even if you're still recovering from Saturday's mint juleps. View the full article

Memorial service for Berwyn woman killed in Uber crash while celebrating birthday WLS-TVA memorial *service* is planned in Cicero today for Jamie Poulos, 23, killed in this fiery Uber crash on the Stevenson. https://www.google.com/news

How the hustle and gig economy is choking the middle class CNBCThere are 15.8 million independent workers who are full-timers. But getting recognized as a full-fledged employee — at Uber, Lyft and elsewhere — is not ... View the full article