What's the point of these speculative pieces that just list pros and cons? Give me actual projections, explore what it would take for them to be profitable. Otherwise it's just not that interesting
So much of the news is now just speculative junk where after you finish reading the article, you realize you got nowhere and just wasted your time. Sometimes I'm embarrassed at how much time I've wasted on junk news.
"Uber can't make money and here is why" is a factual claim and news. Those are the stories that the economist should be writing. "Can Uber ever make money" is pure speculation and a waste of time.