Uber Technologies: Uber projects quarterly bookings below estimates hurt by strong dollar

Uber Technologies forecast current-quarter bookings below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, joining a slew of US companies in warning thata strong dollar could hurt the first three months of 2025, sending its shares down about 3% in premarket trading. Meanwhile, the San Francisco-based company beat fourth-quarter revenue estimates, as more people used the ride-hailing platform for office commutes and its delivery business benefited from strong holiday-season demand.

Already the dominant ride-hailing service in North America, Uber has been trying to…