Ride-Hailing Firm Lyft Files for IPO

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SAN FRANCISCO—Ride-hailing service Lyft announced in a press release on Dec. 6, it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock.

Lyft beat it’s rival Uber in registering for an IPO, taking the risk of entering a choppy market that will test investor appetites for high-profile but loss-making technology companies.