China launches security review of Shein ahead of IPO

China launches security review of Shein ahead of IPO

Clothes at the Shein headquarters in Singapore on June 19, 2023. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s powerful internet regulator is conducting a security review of Shein as the fast-fashion giant gears up for its highly anticipated U.S. initial public offering, CNBC has learned.  The Cyberspace Administration of China is reviewing Shein’s supply … Read more

Spirit could slash fares, restructure after failed JetBlue takeover

Spirit could slash fares, restructure after failed JetBlue takeover

A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. Joe Cavaretta | Sun Sentinel | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is on shaky footing after JetBlue Airways‘ proposed $3.8 billion takeover of the budget carrier was blocked by a federal judge this … Read more

Apple again banned from selling watches in U.S. with blood oxygen sensor

Apple again banned from selling watches in U.S. with blood oxygen sensor

Apple smartwatches ads are displayed as customers take a look at smartwatch accessories at the Apple store in New York, U.S., December 26, 2023.  Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Apple will again be barred from selling watches with blood oxygen sensors beginning Thursday, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ban could complicate Apple’s operations and … Read more

Sales rise, raising retail hopes for 2024

Sales rise, raising retail hopes for 2024

A person picks out clothing in a Lacoste store as retailers compete to attract shoppers and try to maintain margins on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, on Nov. 24, 2023. Vincent Alban | Reuters Holiday sales rose 3.8% year … Read more

Spirit Airlines shares sink after judge blocks JetBlue merger

Spirit Airlines shares sink after judge blocks JetBlue merger

JetBlue Airways planes are seen near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 16, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Spirit Airlines fell about 23% Wednesday, its second day of double-digit losses, after a judge blocked its proposed merger with JetBlue … Read more

Red Sea crisis could last a year with Houthi attacks ‘just increasing’

Red Sea crisis could last a year with Houthi attacks ‘just increasing’

A screen grab captured from a video shows that cargo ship ‘Galaxy Leader’, co-owned by an Israeli company, being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Houthis Media Center / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The ripple effects of the … Read more

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay operates what’s called a “teledriving” service, where a car is driven remotely by a human rather than by a computer. Vay German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called “teledriving” solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and valuable American firms in the … Read more

Mortgage demand surges more than 10% as lower interest rates lure homebuyers

Mortgage demand surges more than 10% as lower interest rates lure homebuyers

Prospective home buyers visit a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe … Read more

AI era is a ‘seismic moment’ we’ve not seen in a decade: Meta exec

AI era is a ‘seismic moment’ we’ve not seen in a decade: Meta exec

The new artificial intelligence era represents a huge moment for the tech industry that has not been seen in a decade, according to a top executive at Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. Reflecting on 2024, Nicola Mendelsohn, head of global business group at Meta, said it was important to talk about the potential for AI … Read more

Haslam family sells Berkshire Hathaway Pilot Travel Centers share

Haslam family sells Berkshire Hathaway Pilot Travel Centers share

Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J. and Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Lacy O’Toole | CNBC The Haslam family on Tuesday said its Pilot Corporation had closed the sale of its remaining 20% ownership interest in truck-stop giant Pilot Travel Centers to Berkshire Hathaway. The same, whose terms were not disclosed, … Read more