Lyft says it will spend more to bring back drivers, shares plunge 26%

(Reuters) -Lyft Inc will spend more to increase the supply of drivers, signaling higher costs of getting cars back on the road, and declined on Tuesday to predict when the ride hailing company would hit pre-pandemic levels of business, sending its shares plummeting.

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03-05-2022

White House to host meeting with key Amazon union organizer -official

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting on Thursday with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers at Amazon.com Inc, Starbucks and other employers.

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03-05-2022

Lyft says will spend more to bring back drivers; revenue forecast lags Wall Street

(Reuters) -Lyft Inc on Tuesday forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations and said it would spend more to increase the supply of drivers, signaling higher costs of getting cars back on the road.

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03-05-2022

Livent beats profit estimates, raises forecast on higher lithium demand

(Reuters) -Livent Corp on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and bolstered its 2022 revenue forecast as it benefited from higher demand for lithium used in electric-vehicle batteries, sending its shares surging 14%.

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03-05-2022

Wall Street ends higher after choppy session ahead of Fed

Wall Street stocks ended higher on Tuesday after a choppy session in which each of the major indexes fluctuated between gains and losses as a key meeting of the Federal Reserve got under way.

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03-05-2022

Livent swings to quarterly profit on higher lithium demand

Livent Corp on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit and bolstered its 2022 revenue forecast as it benefited from higher demand for lithium used in electric-vehicle batteries.

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03-05-2022

AIG profit beats estimates on strong underwriting gains

Insurer American International Group Inc reported a nearly 17% rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped market estimates, as strong underwriting gains and lower catastrophe losses cushioned a drop in investment income.

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03-05-2022

Lyft says customers spending despite inflation, results top targets

(Reuters) -Consumers eager for post-pandemic normalcy shrugged off higher prices to keep spending on Lyft Inc rides in the first quarter, and the company on Tuesday surpassed expectations for revenue and operating earnings.

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03-05-2022

Airbnb bets on strong summer travel to drive revenue growth

Vacation rental firm Airbnb Inc projected second-quarter revenue above market estimates on Tuesday, betting on pent-up demand to drive a strong summer travel season after COVID-19 curbs were eased globally.

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03-05-2022