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Ice cream lovers rejoice: Ben & Jerrys has something new and exciting to introduce to the world. The Vermont-based ice cream company announced that it will add ice cream bars to its lineup. The new ice cream bars will be available in these five flavors: Caramel Blondie Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cookie Dough PB Pretzel Strawberry Cheesecake A December 10 company news release noted that each ice cream bar features decadent ice cream, plenty of chunks and swirls, dipped in a chocolatey coating with cookie pieces. [Photo: Ben & Jerry’s] The new product line will be available at retail stores as soon as January 2026. Each box will feature four ice cream bars. The company will also offer single Cookie Dough ice cream bars, which will be sold at convenience stores beginning next spring. How can I try the new flavors? Ice cream lovers dont have to wait until the new year to try the new ice cream bar flavors. To celebrate the news, Ben & Jerrys will be doing a free ice cream “bar drop” at 150 Ben & Jerrys Scoop Shops nationwide. The bar drops are happening today: Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in shops from Los Angeles to New York. More than 20,000 ice cream bars will be given away for free, according to the company. To find out whether your closest Ben & Jerrys Scoop Shop will be participating in the event, check out the brand’s interactive store locator map, and do the following: Enter your city Make sure “Free Bar Drop Shop” is selected A list of participating shops will populate Ben & Jerry’s urges customers to “Get ’em before they’re gone!”
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will face Senate questioning Wednesday for the first time since he pressured broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, a stance that drew bipartisan criticism and raised concerns about government interference in the media.Carr will appear before the Senate Commerce committee for an oversight hearing that will also include the FCC’s two other commissioners, Olivia Trusty and Anna M. Gomez. It will be the first Senate Commerce oversight hearing with all FCC commissioners since 2020, though there are two vacancies on the five-member panel.Since being tapped by President Donald Trump last November to lead the nation’s top broadcast regulator, Carr has closely aligned with the administration’s aggressive posture toward media outlets it views as hostile. He has launched FCC investigations into ABC, CBS and NBC News, in addition to some local stations.Trump in his second term has sued The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and, most recently, the BBC. And at Trump’s urging, Congress this summer approved eliminating $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting.Earlier this year, Carr came under fire from lawmakers in both parties after he denounced Kimmel’s comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He called Kimmel’s remarks “truly sick” and warned broadcasters, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” Hours later, ABC announced Kimmel had been suspended indefinitely.Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, who scheduled the hearing last month, was among the Republicans who criticized Carr’s remarks at the time.“I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying we’re going to decide what speech we like and what we don’t, and we’re going to threaten to take you off air if we don’t like what you’re saying,” Cruz said on his podcast, calling Carr’s comments “dangerous as hell.”The hearing comes as Carr faces additional scrutiny from Democrats over media consolidation. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, a member of the committee, joined other Democrats this week in urging Carr to closely examine Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of rival broadcaster Tegna.In a letter sent Tuesday, the lawmakers warned the deal would further concentrate media power in the U.S. local television market.“Regulatory approval of the conglomerate would likely raise prices for consumers, accelerate job losses, and weaken the independence and news coverage of local TV stations,” they wrote.The transaction would require the FCC to loosen rules limiting how many stations a single company may own. Carr has said he is open to changing those ownership limits. Nexstar was one of two ABC affiliate owners that said they would preempt Kimmel’s show with local programming following his comments about Kirk.Kimmel’s suspension came after his monologue included a reference to Kirk’s shooting and compared Trump’s grief to “how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.” The show returned to air less than a week after the indefinite suspension was announced. Joey Cappelletti and Matt Sedensky, Associated Press
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It’s been a tumultuous year for U.S. stock markets. Investors have had their nerves rattled twice this year by government-related eventsPresident Trumps Liberation Day tariffs in the spring, followed by the longest U.S. government shutdown in history this fall. Thats on top of an economy already hit hard by inflation and declining consumer confidence. Yet despite this, there have still been several high-profile and successful initial public offerings throughout the yearespecially in the AI and fintech spaces. And now, an IPO this week is set to dwarf all others that have come before it this year. Heres what you need to know about Medline Inc.s initial public offering. What is Medline? Medline Inc. is a maker of medical supplies. The company is based in Northfield, Illinois, and was originally founded in 1966 by brothers Jim and John Mills. According to the companys S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Medline makes approximately 335,000 different medical and surgical productseverything from wheelchairs to masks to scalpels. It manufactures this extraordinary portfolio of products at 33 global facilities and has customers in more than 100 countries. As of the end of 2024, Medline employed more than 43,000 workers worldwide. For the nine months that ended on September 27, Medline reported $20.6 billion in net sales so far this year. Its net income for the nine-month period was $977 million. For the same period a year earlier, Medline reported $18.7 billion in net sales and net income of $911 million. Medline has a history of public offerings and private equity Despite its IPO this week, this isnt the first time Medline has publicly listed its stock. As Reuters reported, Medline originally went public in 1972. But just five years later, in 1977, the Mills brothers took the company private again. The company grew massively over the next several decades, ultimately attracting the attention of private equity. As noted by the Financial Times, a group of private equity investors, including Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedmans, acquired a majority stake in the medical supply maker in 2021 for a staggering $34 billion. At the time, it was the largest leveraged buyout since the 2008 financial crisis. And despite Medlines IPO this week, this isnt the first time in 2025 that Medline was expected to go public. The company had been considering an IPO earlier in 2025, but then Trumps Liberation Day tariffs hit. Medline was one of the companies that stood to be hit hardest by tariffs, as the majority of its products are made in Asian nations that faced some of the steepest tariffs. Despite this earlier delay, Medline will once again become a publicly traded company after 48 years. When is Medlines IPO? Medline priced its shares on Tuesday. It expects to list its shares today: Wednesday, December 17, 2025. What is Medlines stock ticker? Medlines shares will trade under the stock ticker MDLN. What exchange will Medlines shares trade on? Medline shares will trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. What is the IPO share price of MDLN? The initial public offering price for MDLN stock is $29 per share. Thats at the higher end of the IPO share price range of $26 to $30 per share that was expected. How many MDLN shares are available in its IPO? Medlines press release states that 216,034,482 shares of its Class A common stock were available in its IPO. How much will Medline raise in its IPO? Medline raised $6.26 billion in its IPO. According to Reuters, this makes Medilines IPO 2025s biggest first-time share sale globally. How much is Medline worth? At its $29 IPO price, Medline is now valued at around $39 billion. Medline surpasses other IPO giants this year Medlines $6.26 billion IPO haul makes it the biggest IPO of 2025. As noted by the FT, the offering comes in above the $5.3 billion that Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co raised in May. Medlines $6.26 billion debut also dwarfs the largest U.S. IPO of the year, which was liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global (NYSE: VG). Venture Global raised $1.75 billion in that offering.
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