The Uber app connects drivers with people looking for a ride, with Uber taking a 20 percent cut of the fare. For drivers, that's still a cheaper option than having to pay the city for an expensive taxi medallion. Medallions in New York, which operate as a taxi driver permit, can now cost around $1 million.ber now says the median income of New York City UberX drivers is nearly $91,000 a year.
Pfizer is one of the worldâs largest pharmaceutical companies. It faces lawsuits over several of its popular products, including Lipitor, Zithromax, Depo-Testosterone, Effexor, Zoloft and Eliquis. The company got its start in 1849 when cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart combined their chemistry and confectionery skills and started a business.
Allstate loses No. 2 auto spot to Geico. It's official. After decades as the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., Allstate Corp. now is No. 3. Geico, the online auto insurer owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., surpassed Northbrook-based Allstate in 2013 in auto premiums collected. Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway released its 2013 results today, finally laying out in black and white the long-anticipated symbolic passing of that torch.