Uber hits first operating profit
Big surprises from Uber on Tuesday, as the ride-hailing app announced its first-ever operating profit of $326 million in the second quarter. The company’s net income soundly beat [...]
Trucking firm Yellow closes
Yellow, one of America’s biggest and oldest trucking companies, shut down operations on Sunday and laid off workers at all locations. The 99-year-old company cut about 33,000 jobs, 22,000 [...]
Buses get lift from flight hassles
Flight and airport hassles are boosting the appeal of travel by bus. While air travel in the U.S. rose 11% over the recent Fourth of July weekend, ridership on Greyhound and FlixBus (both owned [...]
United CEO’s private jet apology
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has apologized for taking a private jet from New Jersey to Denver on Wednesday amid flight cancellations and delays because of severe weather this week. In a [...]
Fourth of July gas prices drop
Your Fourth of July road trip could be a lot cheaper this year. The average price of gas in the U.S. fell to $3.55 on Thursday, more than a dollar less than last summer’s high of $4.87, CNN [...]
Can ‘one-seat commute’ boost RTO?
A New York City real estate firm hopes to entice RTO with the promise of a simplified commute, AKA the “one-seat commute,” in that it only requires one mode of transport to get [...]