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Unilever to split off its ice cream unit including Ben & Jerry’s; shares pop 5%

Business
Jessica Roberts

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on May 24, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of consumer goods giant Unilever rose ...

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years in a historic shift, abolishes yield curve control

Business
Jessica Roberts

Japan flag and Japanese Yen cash banknotes (money, economy, business, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central ...

Jim Cramer says Nvidia will ‘create the next industrial revolution’

Technology
Michael Johnson

Cramer reaffirmed his belief that the company is worth its $2.2 trillion valuation. To him, Nvidia wields immense power because its software ...

Time running out for rate cuts, Jim Bianco warns before Fed meeting

Business
Jessica Roberts

“I’m in the camp that the Fed does not change policy in the summer of an election year,” the Bianco Research president ...

Wegovy heart health approval won’t mean broad insurance coverage yet

Health
Rachel Carter

Some employers and other health plans are still reluctant to cover Wegovy due to its hefty $1,350 monthly price tag, which they ...

Target, Walmart self-checkout policy changes Wisconsinites should know

Business
Jessica Roberts

Retailers across Wisconsin have implemented self-checkout lanes at everything from department stores to gas stations. But some of the biggest retailers in ...

SpaceX Starship rocket launches third test flight

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Elon Musk’s company launched Starship at about 9:25 a.m. ET from its Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket has now ...

SpaceX cleared to attempt third Starship launch Thursday

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for a third launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad ...

Microsoft uses compute units to charge customers for security Copilot

Business
Jessica Roberts

On Wednesday, Microsoft said it will use a consumption-based model, charging $4 per “security compute unit.” Andrew Conway, vice president of security ...

Judge dismisses several counts against Trump in Georgia election case

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Judge Scott McAfee presides over a hearing regarding media access in the case against former US President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendents, ...