{
  "id": 18175993,
  "title": "Uber Battles Driver Shortage as Gross Bookings Jump 20%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uber-battles-driver-shortage-as-gross-bookings-jump-20",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T20:21:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/uber-battles-driver-shortage-as-gross-bookings-jump-20percent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Uber’s most recent quarter showed the ride-hailing/delivery giant enjoying strong consumer engagement, while facing an operational bottleneck. The company is struggling to recruit and detail enough drivers to address a surge in demand in key global markets, management said on an earnings call Wednesday (Nov. 4). “Mobility continued to see healthy growth, but came in below our […] The post Uber…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}