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Uber Could Post Profits for First Time

Rideshare giant Uber said it could be profitable on an adjusted basis this quarter for the first time since its inception 12 years ago. This projected milestone comes earlier than originally predicted as digital food orders through Uber Eats have skyrocketed and rideshare requests start to rebound from pandemic lows. Over the past couple of […]

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DoorDash Gets Into Alcohol Delivery Market

On Monday, food delivery giant DoorDash announced that it’s now selling alcohol through its app. This move will help DoorDash compete with competitors like Grubhub, Shipt and Uber Eats, which already deliver alcohol in select markets. To start, the company plans to offer wine, beer, and spirit delivery in 20 U.S. states, the District of […]

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Proposed DoorDash Settlement Falls Short of Drivers Hopes

DoorDash has been hit with several class-action lawsuits regarding employee classification from Massachusetts and California in recent months and has finally proposed a settlement for plaintiffs in eleven cases. While the case lawyers were assigned $28 million of the $100 million settlement fund, only $10,000 was assigned to each of the original plaintiffs and $130 […]