Uber Grab(s) Headlines

The Morning Run Crew

26-Mar-18 07:45

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This morning the Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

0:10 - Latest is that Uber has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab… and true enough it was annouced after the show

8:05 - The threat of a trade war between China and the US continues to weigh down sentiment globally with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding below the 24,000 level for the second time in three months.

Presented by: Brian Fernandez, Joyce Goh, Sharaad Kuttan

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Tags: Ride Hailing, Didi Chuxing, Yandex, Bursa Malaysia, Global markets, Semiconductor, Uber, Grab, Uber-Grab Merger, Trump's Trade War

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