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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government on Wednesday boycotted a Knesset vote supporting US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan. The vote, initiated by opposition leader Yair Lapid, passed with 39 votes in favor and zero votes against. Members of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition fled the parliamentary plenary session as time began to debate the proposal, rushing to the exits as the vote approached. “I admit that I am surprised and disappointed that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not here,” Lapid said as the debate began. “This is the first opportunity we have as Congress to say to President…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell rings on December 3, 2025 in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images After shaking off some of the weakness at the start of the month, the market looks ready to ride Santa’s sleigh, riding a second straight day of gains this week. Wednesday’s gains came on the back of surprisingly weak private-sector employment data, with payroll firm ADP’s November report showing a loss of 32,000 jobs, well below the 40,000-job gain expected by economists compiled by Dow Jones. This further…
Meta Inc. may be planning significant layoffs at its Metaverse division, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. Company executives are considering cutting the virtual reality platform’s budget by up to 30%, the report said, adding that the cuts would also include layoffs. If Meta moves forward with such plans, the move would reflect an overall lack of interest in products like Meta’s social virtual reality platform, Horizon World, and virtual reality hardware, both in the industry as a whole and among consumers. Since Meta rebranded in 2021, investors have grown skeptical of the company’s allocation of resources to Metaverse projects, which…
‘Year of Efficiency’ Will Mark Zuckerberg Return to Metaplatform? The social media giant’s shares rose more than 5% to $676 each at Thursday’s high after Bloomberg reported that Mr. Zuckerberg plans to cut Metaverse spending by up to 30%. Metaverse Group is working on its virtual “Horizon World” environment and Quest series of virtual reality headsets. It’s been a while. Meta’s slump in 2022 came as the Federal Reserve aggressively raised interest rates to combat high inflation and as investors grew concerned that Mr. Zuckerberg was spending countless sums of money building virtual worlds with little idea of when he…
Israel will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided not to hold a vote on participation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said. The competition is a fun-filled pop music spectacle that attracts millions of viewers around the world. Organizers met on Thursday to discuss Israel’s participation, amid calls for the country’s exclusion over the Gaza war and threats of boycott from some member states. The meeting was held at the Geneva headquarters of the EBU, which is made up of broadcasters from 56 countries, and was held to consider new rules announced last month…
Jen Tran & Devin StraderStatus: SplitOn the season 21 finale of The Bachelorette, it seemed like Bachelor alum Jen Tran finally had her happy ending with finalist Devin Strader. But Jen revealed on After the Final Rose in September 2024 that Devin snubbed her as soon as the cameras stopped. “He would boldly declare his love and then all of a sudden the next day he wouldn’t say anything and he would deny that he was in love,” Jen told host Jesse Palmer on the Sept. 3 episode. “All the promises he made to me, all the love he wanted…
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 3: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People on December 3, 2025 in Beijing, China. Adek Berry Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Xi Jinping told President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday that China is willing to increase imports of products from France in exchange for a “fair and favorable environment” for Chinese companies in European countries. The French president began a three-day visit to China on Wednesday as tensions escalate over a range of topics, including…
Meta is launching a new centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram users, the company announced Thursday, adding that previous support options “consistently fell short of expectations.” Within the hub, users can find tools to report issues with their accounts, recover accounts that are no longer accessible, and get answers through AI-powered search and AI assistants. The feature is currently rolling out to Facebook and Instagram users globally on both iOS and Android apps. The new AI assistant we’re testing is designed to provide more personalized help with account recovery, managing your profile, updating your settings, and more. This particular…
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Thursday’s key moments. 1. Stocks were little changed Thursday as Wall Street missed mixed labor market data. The announcement of U.S. job cuts in November brought the annual total to more than 1.1 million, the highest level since 2020, according to employment agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas. However, the number of new jobless claims for the week ending November 29 was lower than expected. Despite quiet trading, the market is still overbought, says Jim Cramer. In other words, we have no…
Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Each of her Diane’s Book Club co-stars paid tribute to the late actress. The Elf actress stressed that her late friend was “magical”. “There has never been anyone like her, and there never will be,” she said in a statement. “I loved her and felt happy to be her friend. Her love for her family. What a magical person she was!!!” “It’s hard to believe and accept that Diane has passed away,” Jane wrote in an Instagram post. “She was always a ray of life and light, always laughing at her weaknesses and infinitely…