Uber reports Q2 losses of $404 million, up 32 percent from Q1

While Uber isn’t required to disclose its financial results, Uber has done so for the past few quarters as it gears up to go public next year. In Q2 2018, Uber’s net revenue was up 8 percent quarter-over-quarter, at $2.7 billion. Year-over-year, that’s a 51 percent increase. Uber recorded gross bookings — the total taken… Continue reading Uber reports Q2 losses of $404 million, up 32 percent from Q1

Uber is on a hiring spree in Singapore despite ‘exiting’ Southeast Asia

Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business in March, but it isn’t leaving the region. In fact, the U.S. firm is doubling down with plans to more than double its staff in Singapore. That’s right. Uber is currently in the midst of a major recruitment drive that will see Singapore, the first city it… Continue reading Uber is on a hiring spree in Singapore despite ‘exiting’ Southeast Asia

Tesla: ‘No formal proposal’ to go private

Tesla has not received a formal proposal from its founder Elon Musk to take the company private, its board of directors has said. The electric carmaker said it had created a special committee of three directors to evaluate any such proposal. Mr Musk announced on Twitter on 7 August that he was considering taking Tesla… Continue reading Tesla: ‘No formal proposal’ to go private

Brexit: what it means for the British car industry

If there was ever a company that tracked the recent downs and ups of our car industry, it’s Unipart, which was once a division of the state-owned dinosaur British Leyland but is now a thriving independent parts and logistics firm. Neill’s worries are those of the wider industry. Tariffs would be bad, but worse would… Continue reading Brexit: what it means for the British car industry

GM squeezes pounds and pennies to attack Ford’s pickup profit machine

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Reuters) – When General Motors Co (GM.N) engineers were developing the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, some of them joined public tours of Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) Dearborn, Michigan factory to watch aluminum-bodied F-series trucks go down the assembly line. FILE PHOTO: General Motors reveals its 2019 Chevrolet Silverado… Continue reading GM squeezes pounds and pennies to attack Ford’s pickup profit machine

UPDATE 2-Auto parts maker Magna hit by trade dispute; cuts outlook

(Adds comments by CEO and CFO, adds analyst comment, industry background, updates share price.) Aug 8 (Reuters) – Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc on Wednesday lowered its full-year production outlook for North America, and revised downward its global sales, hurt in part by U.S. tariffs and other “headwinds” during the quarter, sending its… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Auto parts maker Magna hit by trade dispute; cuts outlook

UPDATE 7-U.S. SEC examining Musk’s tweets on taking Tesla private -WSJ

(Reuters) – U.S. regulators are asking Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) why Chief Executive Elon Musk announced his plan to take the electric carmaker private on Twitter and whether his statement was truthful, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Musk announced his plan on his personal Twitter account on Tuesday, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange… Continue reading UPDATE 7-U.S. SEC examining Musk’s tweets on taking Tesla private -WSJ

Intel sold $1 bln of artificial intelligence chips in 2017

SANTA CLARA (Reuters) – Intel Corp on Wednesday said it sold $1 billion of artificial intelligence processor chips in 2017, the first time the world’s second-largest chipmaker disclosed revenue from the fast-growing computing segment that has fueled sales expansions at rivals such as Nvidia Corp. FILE PHOTO: The Intel logo is shown at E3, the… Continue reading Intel sold $1 bln of artificial intelligence chips in 2017