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Uber revenue slows as Q3 loss hits $1.1bn

Bloomberg Uber’s sales are dramatically slowing even as the ride-hailing company is spending more to fuel global growth, particularly in its food delivery business. Revenue growth of 38 percent in the third quarter was almost half of what the growth rate was six months earlier, when the company was negotiating a $9.3 billion investment led by SoftBank Group Corp. That’s ...

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European car sales slump in October

Bloomberg European carmakers had another difficult month in October with car registrations slumping once more, putting to the test a fourth-quarter bounce-back forecast by Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG. Deliveries of new passenger cars slid 7.4 percent in the European Union and European Free Trade Association in October from a year earlier, compounding a 23 percent drop during September, according ...

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After GE, investors are watching these debt-laden companies

Bloomberg The good times are coming to an end in the corporate debt market, and the turmoil in General Electric Co (GE) credit is a sign that things can get much worse. That’s what a growing chorus of money managers are saying. About half of the $5 trillion market for investment-grade bonds now resides in the lowest tier of ratings. Many ...

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