Uber plans to buy back $7B in shares, a first for the company, after achieving operating profit and consistent positive free cash flow in 2023; UBER rises 4%+ (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

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Uber plans to buy back $7B in shares, a first for the company, after achieving operating profit and consistent positive free cash flow in 2023; UBER rises 4%+  —  Uber Technologies Inc. will buy back as much as $7 billion in shares, announcing its first plan to return capital to shareholders …