Uber stock today: UBER closes higher as UK ‘taxi tax’ contract rewrite hits the tape
NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 15:00 ET — Market closed Uber Technologies Inc shares closed up 1.4% on Friday at $82.86. The stock traded between $81.47 and $83.66, with about 13.1 million shares changing hands. Yahoo Finance A report said Uber has revised driver contract terms outside London to limit the impact of Britain’s new “taxi tax” rules that took effect this week. The Guardian said the change recasts Uber as an agent rather than the supplier of transport services outside London, shifting any value-added tax (VAT) — a sales tax — onto drivers who contract directly with passengers. Uber’s