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Texas-based Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling a limited number of half-gallon containers of Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream, which may contain nuts, after some were packaged in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough carton. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds, walnuts, and pecans run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, according to the company announcement, which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted on Friday, August 22. Moo-llennium Crunch is a classic vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate chunks, creamy caramel chunks, roasted pecans, chopped almonds and walnut pieces; while Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough does not contain nuts; that ice cream contains a mix of chocolate chip cookie dough and dark chocolate chips. Why was Blue Bell ice cream recalled? A Blue Bell employee discovered the incorrect packaging on two half gallons while restocking a retailer. No illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported to date. No other incorrect packaging has been discovered or reported to date. Which states are affected? The affected ice cream half-gallons were distributed in: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida Panhandle, Northwest Georgia, Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Southwest Virginia. The popular frozen treat is sold at a number of big box retailers and supermarket chains, including Walmart and Kroger. What is being recalled? The product details are as follows: Brand and product name: Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough half-gallon carton with a Moo-llennium Crunch lid Product code: 061027524 (on carton lid) What should I do if I have purchased this ice cream? Consumers who have purchased the ice cream can return the items to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information, they can call 979-836-7977 from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday or email consumerrelations@bluebell.com.
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This month, the global organizational consultancy firm Korn Ferry declared that weve entered a nationwide era of job hugging, a term to describe the trend of workers increasingly holding onto their positions for dear life amidst economic uncertainty, layoffs, and AI disruption. Now, a new report from the Bank of America Institute is shedding fresh light on the trend, showing that workers may be choosing to cling onto their current jobs because job hopping is no longer profitable. A few years ago, job hoppingor moving from company to company in search of better opportunitieswas seen as a popular way to achieve a salary and resume boost. In 2023, a Resume Builder survey of 1,000 Gen Zers and millennials found that 62% percent of respondents had left their jobs because they wanted a higher salary, and 80% of people who left said they got a salary increase. Of the self-proclaimed job hoppers, about a fifth received a boost of $50,000 or more. Today, those tales of ultra-successful transitions between companies feel like a thing of the past. A July report from Arlington, Virginia-based Eagle Hill Consulting showed that the majority of employees plan to stay in their current position for at least the next six months, with the Gen Z employees who once led the job-hopping charge reporting the highest intent to remain where they are. According to the BoA Institute’s new report, there are several good reasons for the cool-down. Pessimism is worse than during the pandemic Job seekers are currently feel pretty pessimistic about the labor market, and for good reason: A recent report from global outplacement and coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that through the end of July, U.S.-based employers had announced more than 800,000 job eliminations in 2025, while, per a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. economy created just 73,000 new jobs in July. Further, based on the University of Michigans August 15 Consumer Sentiment survey, the percentage of survey respondents expecting unemployment to rise in the next year has hit a 10-year high, surpassing even the early pandemic era. Payoffs for switching jobs have declined Amidst this climate, the data from BoA Institute indicates that job hopping is largely on pause. Although job hopping has increased slightly since the start of 2025, the estimated rate has trended continuously downward since its peak of 26% in 2022. The report adds that those who do job hop are no longer getting a big bump in pay, with job-to-job pay raises having moderated to around 7% in Julymore than 3 percentage points below the 2019 average level. As the current economic uncertainty continues, it appears that job hopping is no longer a reliable way to score a raiseand, for now, those with a job are choosing to hold onto it at all costs.
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Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures, speaks with Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman about leadership, AI, and, of course, the cloud. For those of you who are Modern CEO readers, please check it out in your mailbox every Monday morning.
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There’s no shortage of stories on how AI is coming for your job. Artificial intelligence is the topic we love to hate, yet people, not to mention the media (guilty as charged), can’t stop talking about it. Yet the question most business leaders have is slightly different. They want to know how the AI revolution will affect their bottom line. A new report from Morgan Stanley looks into thatand here’s what it found. How much will companies save? The short answer, according to Morgan Stanley’s report, is that corporate adoption of AI has the capacity to reshape the future of work, saving businesses nearly $1 trillion a year. The report, “AI Adoption and the Future of Work,” which was viewed by Fast Company, suggests S&P 500 companies could accrue annual net benefits totaling some $920 billion a year. The bank looked at potential future states of AI-driven labor impacts and saw benefits from cost reduction, as well as a productivity lift. A good portion of those savings could come from employing fewer people and from natural attrition as tasks are automated and productivity increases. They also found that adopting AI could translate into some $13 trillion to $16 trillion in long-term market value creation potential for those S&P 500 companies. What’s the fine print? The savings won’t come all at once. Morgan Stanley’s analysis shows there will be some up-front costs at the beginning of the rollout, and also the returns won’t come in for a while, likely years. So, how will this affect my job? According to the bank’s report, 90% of jobs will be impacted by AI automation and augmentation to some extentbut that doesn’t mean all those jobs will become obsolete. Which sectors are most exposed? AI could generate pre-tax savings in many industries. Sectors with the highest returns are consumer staples distribution, retail, real estate management, and development and transportation, which could see more than 100% of expected 2026 pretax profits. Meanwhile, the technology hardware and equipment and semiconductor sectors are not expected to save as much.
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A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress, and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction resume. The administration halted construction on the Revolution Wind project last week, saying the federal government needs to review the project and address national security concerns. It did not specify what those concerns are. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Monday it’s not commenting further at this time. The Democratic politicians are getting involved because stopping work on Revolution Wind threatens local jobs and their states’ climate goals, and could drive up electricity prices throughout the region. Officials say the project is 80% complete, with all the underwater foundations and 45 out of 65 turbines already installed. Large, ocean-based wind farms are the linchpin of government plans to shift to renewable energy, particularly in East Coast states with large populations and limited land for wind turbines or solar arrays. President Donald Trump has made sweeping strides to prioritize fossil fuels and hinder renewable energy projects. Those include reviewing wind and solar energy permits, canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development and stopping work on another offshore wind project under construction for New York, although construction was later allowed to resume. Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is headed to North Kingstown, where the logistics and operations hub for the project is located. The governor has said the wind farm is critical to the regions economy and energy future. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont spoke at State Pier in New London, where components for the Revolution Wind project are kept before being taken out to sea. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said during Monday’s press conference that it was nuts, crazy, insane to halt a fully approved project that would save ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars. He expects the courts to agree that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it stopped the project based on secret information. Revolution Wind is expected to be Rhode Island and Connecticuts first large offshore wind farm, capable of powering more than 350,000 homes. Power would be provided at a rate of 9.8 cents per kilowatt hour, locked in for 20 years. That is cheaper than the average cost of electricity in New England. About 1,000 union members have been working on Revolution Wind, and those jobs are now at risk. This isnt work that anybody can do, Keith Brothers, business manager of the Connecticut Laborers District Council, said about the specialized skills the workers on this project have. Weve taken people from the military, weve placed them on jobs on this specific site, thats important. A statement from North Americas Building Trades Unions was more direct: President Donald Trump just fired 1,000 of our members. The developer, Danish energy company Orsted, is evaluating the financial impact of stopping construction and considering legal proceedings. The project site is more than 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of the Rhode Island coast, 32 miles (51 kilometers) southeast of the Connecticut coast and 12 miles (19 kilometers) southwest of Marthas Vineyard. Rhode Island is already home to one offshore wind farm in state waters, the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm. The Trump administration previously stopped work on Empire Wind, the New York offshore wind project. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said it appeared former President Joe Bidens administration had rushed through the approvals, although the developer Equinor spent seven years obtaining permits. Construction was allowed to resume in May after two of the state’s Democratic leaders, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Governor Kathy Hochul, intervened. Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Associated Press writer Isabella OMalley contributed to this report. The Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find APs standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.
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