Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. said gross bookings last month were the highest in a year as vaccination rates increase in the US, encouraging more people to get out of their homes. The company’s mobility unit, which handles ride-hailing services, passed $30 billion in annualised gross bookings run rate in March, Uber said in a securities filing. Average daily bookings rise ...

Bloomberg The French economy is slowing only slightly in April due to the tightening of Covid-19 restrictions, easing concerns that school closures would cause a deeper contraction. The Bank of France said activity will decline to 7% below pre-crisis levels in April after President Emmanuel Macron imposed stricter travel restrictions and ordered schools and nurseries to close. The hit to ...

Bloomberg Denmark will gradually reopen its borders to some countries next month when older Danes are expected to have gotten at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot, the government said. Denmark will be open to vaccinated citizens from European countries as of May 1, the government said. Residents who haven’t gotten a shot but come from European countries with low contamination ...