I have my own criticisms of Uber and how it’s run but one of them is certainly not how it uses surge pricing during busy ... Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston ...

Uber's fourth-quarter operating profit rose 18% to $770 million but fell well short of the $1.2 billion forecast by analysts, ...

Its business-focused service reported a 50% surge in bookings for the last ... working on luring customers away from Uber through competitive pricing and new features, such as Price Lock that ...

Although consumers are familiar with constantly changing prices for airline tickets and concerts, as well as 'surge pricing' when booking an Uber ... professor of economics at George Washington ...

Surge pricing is Economics 101, mobile ride-hailing company Uber preaches. If you want supply to keep up with increasing demand, you need to incentivize drivers to get on the road and come pick ...

Surge pricing is also currently used by ride-sharing giant, Uber. The company alters the cost of a ride based on demand during rush hour or bad weather. Alongside testing more enhanced features ...

Wendy's is expected to roll out a dynamic pricing model similar to Uber's surge-pricing as soon as ... However, associate professor of economics at George Washington University Steven Suranovic ...

In preparation for New Years Eve, people are screaming about Uber 's surge pricing again. On especially busy nights, Travis Kalanick's on-demand car service jacks up its prices to help drive down ...

Check out our post from this past summer for a free app that will help you avoid Uber’s surge pricing when you need a ride during a busy time. Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR ...

The company, though, makes no apologies for what it calls “surge pricing” -- and in fact is seeking to patent it. Uber applied for a U.S. patent last year for “dynamically adjusting prices ...

Share Car-service Uber apparently is making a New Year's resolution -- avoid the outcry over surge pricing that marked New Year's Eve a year ago, and inform customers in advance about skyrocketing ...

Uber shares fell 7% despite reporting strong annual results. Operating profit in the fourth quarter disappointed at $770 million. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber posted its "strongest quarter ever ...