Amazon.com Inc
Longtime Google exec Nick Fox to take interim commerce business post after Ready departs to Pinterest
Nick Fox, vice president of product and design for Search and Assistant. Longtime Google exec Nick Fox will take over the company’s commerce and payments business on an interim basis. Fox’s appointment comes a day after the former head, Bill Ready, announced he is taking over the helm of Pinterest, replacing longtime CEO and founder […]
Read More
Amazon wants us to believe the robots are coming — but most people won’t find them useful
Amazon’s Astro home robot Amazon Electronics companies have, for years, paraded around flashy, futuristic prototypes of consumer robots. They’ve pointed to a not-too-distant future where people will have roaming robot helpers around their home that can do the dishes or even act as a personal masseuse. So far, few of those predictions have panned out, […]
Read More
Starz could turn into an ‘acquisition machine’ after Lionsgate spins it off
Liberty Media’s John Malone Michael Kovac | Getty Images Written in the Starz? Lionsgate is planning a spinoff of Starz, home of “Outlander” and “Power,” by early next year. Vivendi’s Canal Plus and private equity firm Apollo Global, in tandem with streaming distributor Roku, have both made preliminary bids for a 20% stake, sources say. A deal […]
Read More
AWS CEO says the move to cloud computing is only just getting started
Cloud computing is in its beginning stages and will only continue to grow, Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday. “It’s possible that AWS could become the largest business at Amazon. Now, Amazon has other large and great businesses, and so it could take a while for us to get […]
Read More
CVS removes purchase limit on Plan B pills, says sales have ‘returned to normal’
Plan B One-step birth control in CVS Pharmacy, Boston, MA. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images CVS is removing the purchase limit it had put on emergency contraceptive pills following last week’s Supreme Court ruling, the chain said Tuesday. The reversal comes as sales have dipped back to normal levels and will be […]
Read More
Amazon limits how many Plan B pills you can buy as demand surges
Amazon has limited sales of emergency contraceptive pills as demand spikes following last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to have an abortion. The company has placed a temporary quantity limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, Amazon confirmed to CNBC. A review of […]
Read More
Consider hiding out in these tech stocks during a bear market, Bernstein says
With the Nasdaq Composite down 30% from its highs and deep in bear market territory, investors are finding no comfort in the technology sector. Yet amid this painful market backdrop, there are some areas within the downtrodden sector where investors can still find safety, according to Bernstein. “Tech’s overall valuation is now approaching its historical […]
Read More
Target will cover employees’ travel to other states for abortions, company memo says
A person walks into a Target store in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Target will cover employees’ travel if they live in a state where abortion is banned, according to a company memo obtained by CNBC. The new policy will take effect in July, according to the […]
Read More
3 trends to watch as retailers prep for back-to-school, holiday shopping
Pedestrians view the holiday windows at a store in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Summer vacation season is just getting started, but retailers are already gearing up for the holidays. In coming weeks, companies will get early clues about how the all-important holiday shopping season will […]
Read More
UBS downgrades online retailers Ebay and Farfetch to neutral on rising recession risks
An economic slowdown could hit some online retailers, such as Ebay and Farfetch , more than others, according to UBS. Analyst Lloyd Walmsley downgraded shares of Ebay and Farfetch to neutral from buy, saying in a Tuesday note that there are growing concerns around the two e-commerce companies’ performance as recession risks rise. UBS recently […]
Read More