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Bloomberg Money Minute: Iran Troop Reports and Fed Rate Hikes

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Bloomberg Money Minute: Iran Troop Reports and Fed Rate Hikes

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This is a Bloomberg moneym minute.

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Stocks are under pressure as investors

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eye reports saying the US is drafting

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plans for potential ground troops in

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Iran. Investors also watching crude oil

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futures levitate. Also, traders

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increasingly thinking the Fed might hike

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interest rates this year, not cut. Soft

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Bank working on a giant Ohio AI data

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center. It's planning to power with

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about $33 billion worth of natural gas

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fired electricity. The owner of Ben &

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Jerry's, Helmans, and other brands

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looking to offload its $ 33 billion food

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business to McCormack could be Unilver's

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biggest overhaul of the company since it

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was founded almost a century ago. And

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Target tightening dress code rules for

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store employees to require plain red

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shirts with blue jeans or khakis,

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according to sources who say if

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employees opt instead to wear a company

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provided red vest, they can still wear

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any sleeved shirt. The requirement kicks

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in this summer as retail train tries to

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return to profitability by upgrading the

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look and feel of stores. Denise

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Pelleigrini, Bloomberg.

Interactive Summary

This Bloomberg Money Minute covers several key financial and business news items. Stocks are down due to potential US ground troops in Iran and rising crude oil futures. Traders are also anticipating a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike. SoftBank is building a large AI data center in Ohio powered by natural gas. Unilever may sell its $33 billion food business, including brands like Ben & Jerry's and Hellmann's. Target is updating its employee dress code to standardized red shirts and blue jeans or khakis to improve store appearance and profitability.

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