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Can Uber lift your portfolio?

With all these layoffs, how can you disaster-proof your financial situation?

And what should investors watch after the midterm election?

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Let's get started with a look at your Morning Star headlines.

Uber delivered impressive third quarter results,

led by significant growth in bookings, new hires and delivery.

All of this generated free cash flow.

Uber also had positive adjusted abitter, which is a widely used measure of corporate profitability.

Year over year, ridership was up 26%.

The number of drivers jumped 38% while Uber's delivery service grew 7%. The number of users,

total requests and frequency were also up significantly from last year. All these improvements

led management to forecast higher demand in the fourth quarter.

Uber did face some foreign currency headwinds, which partially offset the overall strong demand.

Right now, we are maintaining our $73 estimate of what we think the stock is worth, and we consider the shares attractive.

Involuntarily, losing a job can be one of the

most traumatic and painful economic shocks that a person can face. It's a hit that can take a toll

on one's emotional, social, professional, and yes, financial life. Morningstar's director of financial

psychology, Sarah Newcomb,

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