Uber losses widen as it pours cash into new ventures

Uber’s losses widened in its second quarter as it poured cash into new services, such as food delivery and autonomous car technology, and aggressively expanded its core ride-hailing services overseas. 

The San Francisco-based company reported adjusted losses before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $404m (£318m) for the three months to the end of June, compared to $304m in the first quarter.

This is despite revenue ticking up 8pc quarter-on-quarter to $2.7bn, and comes as a sign boss Dara Khosrowshahi is continuing his predecessor’s strategy of spending heavily to support growth.

Uber has burned through $11bn since it was founded in 2009, both on pushing its ride-hailing offering…

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