Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung rivalry grows

Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung rivalry grows

A closeup of Oura’s Gen3 Horizon ring and its sensors. Oura Oura will now sell its smart rings on Amazon, its latest retail expansion as the health and wellness wearable space continues to grow. Starting Thursday, Oura will have its full selection of rings and accessories available to U.S. shoppers on Amazon through its own … Read more

What the EU Digital Markets Act means for U.S. tech giants like Apple

What the EU Digital Markets Act means for U.S. tech giants like Apple

The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag pictured in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images An EU law that seeks to rein in large digital companies has officially kicked in, spelling big changes for primarily U.S. tech giants. The European Union’s … Read more

Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors

Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors

Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce on Thursday announced new data and artificial intelligence solutions for health-care workers that could help lessen their burdensome administrative workloads.   The first tool is called Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, and it will allow doctors … Read more

Target launches paid membership Target Circle 360

Target launches paid membership Target Circle 360

A customer shops for holiday gifts in a Target store on December 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Target on Tuesday said it will launch a paid membership program next month, riffing off the playbook of its rivals Amazon and Walmart. The subscription tier, Target Circle 360, will include unlimited free … Read more

No rate cuts in 2024?

No rate cuts in 2024?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell takes his seat to testify before a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

A big fine in Europe adds to Apple’s 2024 woes. What it will take to get back on track

A big fine in Europe adds to Apple’s 2024 woes. What it will take to get back on track

Apple shares tumbled on Monday after European regulators hit the tech giant with a big antitrust fine over music streaming. This latest setback raises the question: How can Apple get its groove back? The European Commission dished out a $1.95 billion fine — claiming Apple violated competition laws in the music streaming market. It’s one … Read more

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more

A successful Reddit IPO would be bad news for the bull market

A successful Reddit IPO would be bad news for the bull market

There’s nothing like a moribund IPO market to create a pleasant backdrop for a bull run. We’ve had some small biotech deals and the usual SPAC junk. But nothing big, seemingly for ages. Until Reddit. Its initial public offering — which will probably come at a $7 billion valuation and an odd price tag of … Read more

Legion M taps fans, investors to make movies

Legion M taps fans, investors to make movies

William Shatner attends the William Shatner handprint ceremony hosted by Legion M during 2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego at Theatre Box on July 21, 2022 in San Diego, California. Emma Mcintyre | Getty Images When Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison first dreamed up their production studio, Legion M, they set out to build not just … Read more