#Facebook parent Meta orders hiring freeze as growth slows

#Facebook parent Meta orders hiring freeze as growth slows

“Facebook parent Meta orders hiring freeze as growth slows” Facebook parent Meta is instituting a hiring freeze for some higher-level positions — a move that comes as Mark Zuckerberg’s embattled social media giant warns of slowing revenue growth. Meta will slow down or entirely pause hiring for most of its mid- or senior-level positions, according…

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#Zuckerberg downplays employee exodus as Meta’s stock soars

#Zuckerberg downplays employee exodus as Meta’s stock soars

“Zuckerberg downplays employee exodus as Meta’s stock soars” Mark Zuckerberg downplayed recent employee turnover at Facebook’s parent company Meta, even as the tech giant reported strong earnings that sent its shares soaring on Thursday. During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, an analyst asked Meta executives to address the state of its “employee retention” and whether…

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#US sees December job boost to close out 2021

#US sees December job boost to close out 2021

“#US sees December job boost to close out 2021” The US added just 199,000 jobs in December, falling well short of expectations as employers battle workplace disruptions due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, the Labor Department said Friday. Despite the lower-than-expected payrolls, the US unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, down from 4.2 percent…

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#Chris Cuomo’s book canceled by HarperCollins

#Chris Cuomo’s book canceled by HarperCollins

“#Chris Cuomo’s book canceled by HarperCollins” HarperCollins Publishers has dropped plans to release a book by Chris Cuomo amid the controversy that led to his firing by CNN, The Post has learned. A spokesperson for the company’s Custom House imprint confirmed the decision Tuesday following a report that a listing for the planned hardcover was…

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#CNN’s Jeff Zucker says Chris Cuomo ‘deserved termination’

#CNN’s Jeff Zucker says Chris Cuomo ‘deserved termination’

“#CNN’s Jeff Zucker says Chris Cuomo ‘deserved termination’” CNN president Jeff Zucker told the network’s staffers on Tuesday morning that former host Chris Cuomo “deserved termination” and won’t be paid any severance, according to reports. During a town hall-style meeting, Zucker also called Saturday’s firing of the “Cuomo Prime Time” star “a lesson we have…

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#New jobless claims fall for first time in a month

#New jobless claims fall for first time in a month

“#New jobless claims fall for first time in a month” The number of Americans newly seeking jobless benefits fell last week for the first time in about a month as the labor market continued its recovery amid declining COVID-19 cases, the feds said Thursday. Initial filings for unemployment benefits, seen as a proxy for layoffs, fell to…

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