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Originally Posted by cmccuist View Post
Not sure how they are losing so much money. What is their overhead?

Uber Loses at Least $1.2 Billion in First Half of 2016 - Bloomberg
That loss was from throwing a ton of money into penetrating the Chinese market, then having to abandon it. Existing local provider was too well entrenched. Same story as so many US companies.

Uber is having difficulty maintaining a driver pool and their efforts to right the ship have become more radical. For example, they're beginning to purchase their own fleet of cars and lease them to drivers. That'll jack their overhead for sure.

I hope they remain viable. While I'm not a frequent user, uber is head and shoulders above a taxi in terms of service.
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