Delivery and Rideshare Networks

The shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $69.33; O/P) and Lyft (LYFT; $17.30; O/P) both traded down 5% today (11/18), on the heels of press reports that the incoming Trump Administration plans to create a set…

We think the muted reaction in the shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $77.79; O/P) and Lyft (LYFT; $13.81; O/P) over the past 36 hours to some important news on the “autonomous front” from Tesla (TSLA;…

Earlier today, the California Supreme Court ruled the state’s Proposition 22, which was passed in 2022, as constitutional after a group of rideshare drivers and labor unions challenged the constitutionality of the legislation. Recall, Proposition…

This morning, Bloomberg is reporting that New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is working on developing a stricter set of rideshare driver pay rules, which are expected to be introduced over the next…

Yesterday, Lyft (LYFT; $14.02; O/P) and Uber Technologies (UBER; $72.44; O/P) reached an agreement with the Massachusetts State Attorney General’s office to set a minimum wage standard and offer a range of benefits for rideshare…

Amazon (AMZN; $180.28; NR) looks to be tightening its on-demand food delivery partnership with Just Eat Takeaway.com’s (TKWY.NL; €12.19; NR) Grubhub with today’s announcement that Prime members can now activate a free Grubhub+ subscription that…

This morning, Maplebear, doing business as Instacart (CART; $36.53; E/W) and Uber Technologies (UBER; $71.51; O/P) announced a surprising strategic partnership whereby customers will be able to use the Instacart app to order food delivery…

We think a just announced Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $23.09; O/P), tie-up with Google Shopping ads plus presentations from Uber Technologies’ (UBER; $63.20; O/P) Megan Ramm, Global Director, Head of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Partnerships,…

This morning, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued a final rule, which becomes effective on March 11th, that provides additional guidance towards the agency determining if a worker should be considered an employee or independent…

Yesterday, Lyft (LYFT; $9.94; E/W) and Uber Technologies (UBER; $46.48; O/P) each announced an agreement with the New York State Attorney General’s office to set a minimum wage standard for rideshare drivers, while maintaining that…

Last night, the California Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s ruling that found Proposition 22 to be unconstitutional. Prop 22, which defines app-based drivers and couriers as independent contractors with certain work-hour based benefits,…

We think recent news flow further highlights how Uber Technologies (UBER; $34.57; O/P), as well as DoorDash (DASH; $57.34; E/W), continue to build out commercial partnerships within increasingly important non-restaurant categories to drive revenues, including…

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $11.89; O/P) and Uber Technologies (UBER; $27.47; O/P) have outperformed over the past week, including yesterday in a down market (+3% and +2%, respectively), which we find interesting into a…

Yesterday (11/15), New York City’s Taxi Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the minimum wage standards for Lyft (LYFT; $12.22; O/P) and Uber Technologies’ (UBER; $30.33; O/P) rideshare drivers by the end of this year….