ride-hailing
1. Five-year-old Deliveroo, headquartered a stone's throw from the Bank of England, is ubiquitous in Europe's capitals, available in more than 200 cities on four continents...
What does "headquartered a stone's throw from" mean?

2. Deliveroo is one of Europe's biggest startups, while Uber Eats is the food delivery arm of the world's largest ride-hailing company, valued at $72 billion.
What does "ride-hailing" mean?
Who is valued at $72 billion? Deliveroo, Uber Eats or Uber?

Thank you!

Question

ride-hailing
1. Five-year-old Deliveroo, headquartered a stone's throw from the Bank of England, is ubiquitous in Europe's capitals, available in more than 200 cities on four continents...
    What does "headquartered a stone's throw from" mean?

2. Deliveroo is one of Europe's biggest startups, while Uber Eats is the food delivery arm of the world's largest ride-hailing company, valued at $72 billion.
    What does "ride-hailing" mean?
    Who is valued at $72 billion? Deliveroo, Uber Eats or Uber?

Thank you!

Answer

1. Deliveroo's headquarters (the main company location) is close to the bank of England.
2. Uber is valued at $72B. Uber Eats is one of Uber's products, where you can order food from local restaurants on your phone. The Uber company with all of it's products are valued at $72B.
Ride Hailing is the act of getting a taxi/uber to pick you up to take you somewhere.  Uber is a ride hailing service as are regular taxis.

Answer

Stones throw means it is very close.  A person could throw a stone from where you are and hit the headquarters.

Ride hailing to to provide a service to transport food.  In the US, We use ride hailing when we want to let a cab know we want a ride.  A doorman at a hotel would hail the cab for a customer.

Uber eats is valued at $72 Billion.

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