By Tina Bellon and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Uber Technologies Inc laid out a $5 billion operating profit for 2024 that fell short of analyst estimates, sending its shares down 4% on Thursday, even as the ride-hailing company revealed several strategies to boost ridership and bring down costs. The forecast is below the $5.7 billion analysts expect for 2024, according to Refinitiv data. The stock reversed course after being up as much as 5% earlier in the day. Speaking at the company’s first investor day, Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai said Uber will report around $5 billion in adjusted ear…