Uber's $17 billion valuation bests BestBuy, Hertz, nearing Tesla By: San Francisco Business Times via Business Journals June 06, 2014 at 17:07 PM EDT Uber's $1.2 billion has apparently set a record as the largest direct investment in a U.S. company, according to investment analysts... Read More >> Related Stocks: Alcoa Best Buy Consolidated Edison MGM Resorts International Motorola Solutions Omnicom Group