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tel aviv — A wave of jeers greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s parliament prepares to debate a controversial bill in the final days of his administration. “Shame on you, go away, go away!” chanted dozens of opposition politicians on Tuesday. The uproar was so great that Prime Minister Netanyahu left the chamber and did not participate in the vote altogether. I passed anyway. Netanyahu’s absence did not slow down his push for a coalition government, which continued at a rapid pace this week before the Knesset dissolved on Friday ahead of general elections on October 27. Analysts say…

Patreon, a membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI scraping content for training purposes. The company announced Thursday that it is working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block unauthorized access to AI bots designed to train its AI models based on creators’ work. The company said the enhanced measures were necessary because AI scraping has become more sophisticated since it first introduced measures to thwart AI crawlers in 2023. Additionally, Patreon’s paywall has long locked much of its creators’ content out of the reach of crawlers. But just recently, the company introduced new discovery tools like…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that some of the market’s biggest opportunities lie outside the technology sector. “I think it’s a much better game to find the stocks that are marked wrong,” the “Mad Money” host said. While many investors are still focused on artificial intelligence winners, some companies in more traditional industries are being unfairly penalized despite having strong quarters, Cramer argued. He said this selloff creates an attractive long-term buying opportunity. “We don’t know when the poor souls locked out of commodity chip manufacturers will end,” he said, referring to investors who bought stocks with debt and are…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. There are wildly different numbers floating around about large wealth transfers. CNBC’s Robert Frank explains why the estimates vary so widely.Stock futures are falling this morning following yesterday’s decline.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. The fuse has blown.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) sign on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday, January 2, 2026 in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNasdaq 100 futures Tech stocks continued to lead the…

Ireland has approved landmark legislation creating the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders. Activists claim this will allow the public to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence. The Domestic Violence (Sentences) Registration Bill, known as Jenny’s Law, was passed in the Dáil on Wednesday after years of campaigning by the family of Jennifer Poole, a 24-year-old mother-of-two who was murdered by her ex-partner in April 2021. Mr Poole was unaware that he had a history of abusive behavior, including a conviction for assaulting his ex-partner. The online registry will publish the names of people…

Important pointsCNBC’s Jim Cramer said GE Aerospace’s post-earnings selloff overlooks another strong Beat & Raise quarter, and believes the pullback is a buying opportunity because of the company’s strong order backlog and conservative guidance.CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that investors are missing out on another strong quarter for GE Aerospace. “If you already own it, I think you should keep it,” the “Mad Money” host said. “And if you don’t own a company and you want a non-tech company with real growth, this is your chance to start a position.”The jet engine maker fell more than 4% on Thursday even…

apple and Nvidia On Friday, the iPhone maker briefly surpassed the longtime leader in market value in a race for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Nvidia’s stock price fell about 3% in early morning trading, dropping its market capitalization to $4.84 trillion, while Apple’s market capitalization hovered around $4.88 trillion. Those spots were later reversed. In 2026, the fates of the two companies were very different. Apple has soared 22% this year, outperforming the market as investors reward Apple’s AI agenda and light capital expenditure model as companies spend unprecedented amounts on infrastructure.The stock also hit new…

london — Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain’s Labor Party, succeeding Keir Starmer on Monday and becoming the seventh prime minister in a decade of extraordinary political instability. In his acceptance speech, Burnham vowed to “restore hope” and challenge a political culture and economic model that he said “doesn’t work well enough for ordinary people.” Mr Burnham’s appointment was officially confirmed on Friday, but he has actually been the party’s next leader since winning a crucial by-election last month, allowing him to return to parliament and challenge Mr Starmer. Labour’s crushing defeat in May’s local…

A longshoreman unloads a shipping container from a ship at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 20, 2026. Joe Radle | Getty ImagesThe cost of goods brought into the United States recorded an unexpected increase in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, as prices for goods from China rose by the highest monthly level in more than 18 years.Import prices rose 0.3% in the month, as declines in energy were offset by increases in other regions. On an annualized basis, prices rose 7.1%, the largest increase since August 2022. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected a…

Primavera Capital Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Hu during Hong Kong FinTech Week in Hong Kong, China, Monday, November 3, 2025. Paul Yong | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina’s biggest weakness in competition with the United States is not AI, semiconductors, or tariffs. According to one of the financiers who helped open China’s markets to Wall Street, it’s finance. Fred Hu, a former Goldman Sachs executive who helped engineer the firm’s landmark investment in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China before founding Primavera Capital, said China’s financial system has become a “short plan” for the country as investment ties…