Israeli Lawmakers Urge Ben & Jerry’s To Drop Settlement Ban
JERUSALEM (AP) — Three-quarters of the members of the Israeli parliament on Wednesday called on Ben & Jerry's to reverse its decision to stop selling ice cream in Israeli settl...
Ben & Jerry Speak Out: We Endorse The Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Pullout
VERMONT (JTA) — The Jewish founders of Ben & Jerry’s defended the ice cream company’s boycott of Israel’s West Bank settlements in an op-ed in the The New York Times.
Bennet...
Google Delays Workers’ Return To Office, Mandates Vaccines
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccina...
Pfizer Hikes 2021 Outlook After Vaccine Boosts Sales, Profit
NEW YORK (AP) - Strong sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and other medicines helped Pfizer nearly double its second-quarter revenue and boost its profit an impressive 59%, beating Wall...
Boeing, For First Time Since 2019, Has A Profitable Quarter
Boeing reported its first quarterly profit since 2019 and revenue topped expectations, as the giant aircraft maker tries to dig out from the most difficult stretch in its history.
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Ben & Jerry’s Board Chair Says ‘I Am Not Anti-Semitic’ As Unilever Disavows BDS Movement
NEW YORK (JTA) - One week after Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would stop selling ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the company’s board chair for the first ti...
EXPLAINER: Employers Have Legal Right To Mandate COVID Shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COV...
Bitcoin Jumps On Speculation that Amazon Considering Crypto
NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin's price surged again Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a "digital currency and ...
Tesla Reaches Milestone With First $1B Quarterly Profit
CALIFORNIA (AP) — Tesla's quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer's ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer c...
Kof-K Kashrus Organization Releases Statement On Ben & Jerry’s Controversy
TEANECK (VINnews) — In the wake of the controversial decision by Ben & Jerry's to boycott and not sell their products to parts of Israel, many people have been calling on the K...
Retaliating Against Boycott Decision, NYC Grocery Chain To Reduce Ben & Jerry’s Sales
NEW YORK (JTA) — A New York City-based grocery store chain will reduce the amount of shelf space it dedicates to Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice cream company’s boycot...
IAC Flies Banner Over Ben & Jerry’s Factory In Vermont: ‘Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate’
VERMONT (JNS) - The Israeli-American Council (IAC) flew a banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory and global headquarters in South Burlington, Vt., reading “Serve Ice Cream, Not ...
Business Travel Stirs, But Many Road Warriors Stay Grounded
WASHINGTON (AP) - Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers.
Their absence is...
Twitter Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Q2 Results, Shares Jump
NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the second quarter thanks to growing advertising demand across all geographic regions and types of ad...
Unilever Chief Says Company ‘Fully Committed’ To Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief executive of Unilever on Thursday said the global consumer goods giant remains “fully committed” to doing business in Israel, distancing himself from thi...
US Jobless Claims Rise To 419,000 From A Pandemic Low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the...
OPINION: The Importance Of Supporting Jewish Businesses
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — With all the talk of Ben & Jerry’s turning their back on the larger Jewish community, and the memes flying everywhere, it seems appropriate to mention som...
US Airlines Say COVID-19 Variants Aren’t Hurting Bookings
ATLANTA (AP) — Rising concern about the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is creating turbulence for the stocks of big travel companies, but airline executives say they don’...
US Warns Companies About Doing Business In Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration issued a blanket warning Friday to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China continues to clamp down on politica...
Trump’s Finance Chief Loses Titles, Roles After Indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — The move by Donald Trump's company to strip its top finance chief from several leadership positions less than two weeks after his criminal indictment suggests it is...