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Uber
An app that connects people with drivers and food delivery workers.
📖 Its story
One snowy night in Paris, Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick couldn't find a taxi. They thought: what if we could order a car just by pressing a button on our phone? In 2009 they created UberCab, which later was just called Uber.
💵 How it makes money
It keeps part of what you pay for each ride or food order.
🤯 Fun fact
At first the company was called UberCab; in 2010 they dropped the "Cab" and it became just Uber.
👍 The good part
It works in lots of cities around the world, including many in Mexico.
⚠️ The risk
Governments can make new rules about how it works with its drivers.
🧠 Did you get it?
What problem inspired the idea for Uber?
Its stock
UBER
on the NYSE stock exchange
$68.78
▼ 1.56% today
▼ 15.82% this year
In the game: 68.78 Monis per share (1 Moni = 1 dollar).
Price as of November 5 at 6:49 PM ET, delayed.
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 2009
- Founded by: Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick
- Home: San Francisco, California, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for UBER stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters UBER.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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