Uber to roll out fuel surcharge in United States amid high gas prices

U.S. customers, excluding New York City, will have to pay a fuel surcharge from March 16. The surcharge will last for at least 60 days after which it will make adjustments based on feedback from workers and customers. Money charged will go directly to the workers, Uber said. Move comes as many Uber drivers have been protesting on social media over high gas costs. Western sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major oil producer, had crippled global oil trade and could further lift gasoline prices.Western sanctions have crippled the global oil market and could boost gasoline prices further in the coming weeks, according to analysts at the U.N. The company has raised its profitability outlook for the first time in the past year in recent months. . . .