FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images Uber Technologies ( UBER ) has become a ubiquitous ride-hailing and delivery behemoth internationally, complete with its own verb: to “uber.” It has one of the most recognizable brands, and its growth across various metrics over the past five years has been nothing short of phenomenal. Data from StockAnalysis Data above is on a TTM basis, and we can see that revenue ha...
FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images Uber Technologies ( UBER ) has become a ubiquitous ride-hailing and delivery behemoth internationally, complete with its own verb: to “uber.” It has one of the most recognizable brands, and its growth across various metrics over the past five years has been nothing short of phenomenal. Data from StockAnalysis Data above is on a TTM basis, and we can see that revenue has jumped from around $10 billion in 2021 to over $50 billion in the most recent quarter (again, on a TTM basis). Revenue growth was at 18.3% last year (20% when comparing Q4 2025 with Q4 2024), which for a company of its size is fantastic. Similarly, TTM FCF and operating income were both negative up until Q2 2022 and Q3 2023, respectively, but are now firmly in the positive and growing fast. FCF growth year-over-year to end 2025 was 41.6%, while operating income nearly doubled (98.8%) year-over-year. Gross bookings, its most important growth metric to assess consumer demand, grew 22% when comparing the 4 th quarters of 2024 and 2025. This metric seems to be accelerating, which, again, for a company of its size, is phenomenal. The demand for Uber’s various offerings remains strong. Uber Technologies Q4 2025 earnings presentation I also included shareholders’ equity in the first image (above) to highlight the company’s improving financial health. Uber has always had a large amount of debt on its books, which has spooked some investors/analysts, but the steadily growing total value of their assets, alongside their falling debt/equity ratio (now at a comfortable 0.42), indicates a stable business that has lots of room to invest in growth. Indeed, with almost $10 billion generated in FCF in the TTM period, this almost covers their total long-term debt ($10.5 billion) and more than covers the debt due in the next 5 years (around $5.6 billion according to their latest 10-K annual report ). They have minimal current debt, due in the next 12 months. This affords the company an enor...
Beijing is using AI to help its radars better detect low-altitude drones, according to a top Chinese military scientist who cited drone swarm tactics in the US’ ongoing attack on Iran as an emerging pressure on radar. This development was revealed on Wednesday by Xu Jin, a leading air-defence radar expert and a member of China’s top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese Pe...
Beijing is using AI to help its radars better detect low-altitude drones, according to a top Chinese military scientist who cited drone swarm tactics in the US’ ongoing attack on Iran as an emerging pressure on radar. This development was revealed on Wednesday by Xu Jin, a leading air-defence radar expert and a member of China’s top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). On the sidelines of Beijing’s “two sessions”...
DKosig Stock futures extended their downward trajectory Friday morning as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data, with surging oil prices from the Iran war continuing to pressure stocks. Here are some of Friday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers Eastman Kodak ( KODK ) +8% - Shares surged after the company reported Q4 revenue of $290M, up 9% Y/Y, while gross profit jumped 31% to $67M ...
DKosig Stock futures extended their downward trajectory Friday morning as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data, with surging oil prices from the Iran war continuing to pressure stocks. Here are some of Friday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers Eastman Kodak ( KODK ) +8% - Shares surged after the company reported Q4 revenue of $290M, up 9% Y/Y, while gross profit jumped 31% to $67M despite a challenging global environment. Growth was supported by the Advanced Materials & Chemicals (AM&C) segment, where revenue increased 25% Y/Y to $85M. Operational EBITDA climbed to $22M, up $13M, or 144%, from a year earlier, driven by stronger pricing and higher volumes. Management also highlighted that the company has cut more than $200M in operating expenses over the last few years, shifting its focus from deleveraging and pension settlement earlier in the year to growth initiatives, new product launches, and market expansion, positioning Kodak for future growth. Constellium SE ( CSTM ) +5% - Shares rose after the company authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $300M. The buyback plan will take effect following the company’s annual general meeting on May 21, 2026, replacing the previous program approved in February 2024. The authorization will run through December 31, 2028, and the company said shares may be repurchased through open-market transactions or privately negotiated deals. Biggest stock losers Adobe ( ADBE ) -8% - Shares slid despite the company beating Q1 expectations. Revenue rose 12% Y/Y to $6.4B, topping the $6.28B consensus, while remaining performance obligations increased 13% to $22.22B, above estimates. Subscription revenue climbed 13% to $6.2B, also exceeding forecasts. Looking ahead, Adobe expects Q2 revenue of $6.43B–$6.48B (midpoint $6.46B) vs. the $6.43B consensus, with adjusted EPS of $5.80–$5.85, above the $5.68 estimate, and GAAP EPS of $4.35–$4.40. The company also announced that Shantanu Narayen plans to step down as CEO afte...
United States and Chinese trade negotiators will meet in Paris on Sunday and Monday, seeking to ready a deal ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing at the end of the month. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, according to US and Chinese government statements. Neither side gave specific details about the d...
United States and Chinese trade negotiators will meet in Paris on Sunday and Monday, seeking to ready a deal ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing at the end of the month. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, according to US and Chinese government statements. Neither side gave specific details about the discussions. The sixth round of Bessent-He trade talks comes amid volatility in oil markets due to...
The smash-hit period drama gets the Hollywood treatment as Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby strides into 1940’s wartime Birmingham, while Hugh Jackman and Zen McGrath try to repair their fractured relationship Whether the Birmingham-set period crime drama needed another outing after six series is a moot point, but Tommy Shelby is back to brood magnificently one final time. Creator Steven Knight and d...
The smash-hit period drama gets the Hollywood treatment as Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby strides into 1940’s wartime Birmingham, while Hugh Jackman and Zen McGrath try to repair their fractured relationship Whether the Birmingham-set period crime drama needed another outing after six series is a moot point, but Tommy Shelby is back to brood magnificently one final time. Creator Steven Knight and director Tom Harper keep things reassuringly familiar (glowering vistas, anachronistic songs, random acts of violence) but we’re now in 1940, and the Nazis are coming. While Tommy (Cillian Murphy) is holed up in a decaying mansion haunted by the ghosts of his past, his impetuous son and heir Duke (Barry Keoghan) forms an alliance with British fascist John Beckett (a cool Tim Roth) to flood the country with counterfeit currency. And only Tommy can stop them … Friday 20 March, Netflix Continue reading...
More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national association People who need to obtain medication at the weekend are having to undertake long trips because more pharmacies are cutting their opening hours on Saturdays and Sundays. One in six pharmacies in England have reduced their hours at weekends since 2022, with some shutting altogethe...
More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national association People who need to obtain medication at the weekend are having to undertake long trips because more pharmacies are cutting their opening hours on Saturdays and Sundays. One in six pharmacies in England have reduced their hours at weekends since 2022, with some shutting altogether, as a result of “unsustainable” pressures on their budgets. Continue reading...
(Knekelhuis) Music boxes, miaows and strange melodies pepper the whimsical and charmingly lo-fi post-punk of Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay The lyrics for Diagonale des Yeux’s debut album were written in the style of an exquisite corpse game, with members Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay taking it in turns to patch together ephemeral thoughts and themes in a mix of French, German, English an...
(Knekelhuis) Music boxes, miaows and strange melodies pepper the whimsical and charmingly lo-fi post-punk of Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay The lyrics for Diagonale des Yeux’s debut album were written in the style of an exquisite corpse game, with members Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay taking it in turns to patch together ephemeral thoughts and themes in a mix of French, German, English and Spanish. The bizarre, multilingual stories that emerged match the French duo’s ramshackle, home-recorded sound, which features everything from toybox percussion to farmyard sound effects. Their whimsical approach is anchored in the outsider pop and post-punk of 1980s Europe, which embraced discordant instrumentation and disaffected vocals. These 12 tracks are charmingly lo-fi, built around rudimentary synth and guitar melodies that often careen into strange directions. Acolytes jumps from frenetic punk jam into swooning breakdown and back again within just 90 seconds; Le Rayon Orchidée stumbles groggily to a halt like a malfunctioning music box. Both sing, adding to the theatrics: playing around with effects, they range from pitch-shifted, kitten-like miaows to macho groans. Continue reading...
This prose work from the Nobel literature winner opens up her novels and offers beautiful imagery When Korean novelist Han Kang won the Nobel prize in literature in 2024, the committee praised her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. In other words, Han’s work looks both out at the world – towards the 1980 Gwangju massacre fictionalised ...
This prose work from the Nobel literature winner opens up her novels and offers beautiful imagery When Korean novelist Han Kang won the Nobel prize in literature in 2024, the committee praised her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. In other words, Han’s work looks both out at the world – towards the 1980 Gwangju massacre fictionalised in her novel Human Acts – and inward to the human experience, as with The Vegetarian’s portrait of one woman’s claustrophobic struggle. Much of the appeal of Han’s work is in its mystery, the gaps she leaves for the reader to close. So it is tantalising to have this collection of prose, “a book of reflections” that might illuminate the darker corners of her work. Continue reading...
A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments “What you’ve got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!” says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health. Greenwood is striding round Pensford Field, a tiny patch of wildness tucke...
A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments “What you’ve got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!” says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health. Greenwood is striding round Pensford Field, a tiny patch of wildness tucked behind houses in south-west London. The bright day is illuminating the early blackthorn blossom, gleaming off the pond where a heron watches tiny froglets and shadows of birch trees on a wood-chip path. “All these trees and plants are giving off phytoncides, and they’re good for your immune system too,” the former NHS psychologist says. Continue reading...
When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage. (Image credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage. (Image credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%. (Image credit: American Egg Board)
A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%. (Image credit: American Egg Board)
Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades. (Image credit: Danielle Villasana)
Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades. (Image credit: Danielle Villasana)