<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: A Risky Business
Uber pitches its vision to Wall Street. Plus: who—or what—is responsible for funding K-12 schools, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s war on intellect, and more
by Saahil Desai
May 10, 2019
3 minutes
What We’re Following
(Brendan McDermid / Reuters)
Friday marks the ride-hailing giant’s first day as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, debuting with an eye-popping $82 billion valuation. But the company isn’t exactly swimming in a pool of profits— And drivers, many of whom are scraping by on meager salaries, went on strike earlier this week demanding better treatment and higher wages. Uber is pitching a to Wall Street as much as an , one in
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