The company is also entering a strategic alliance with the radio program "This American Life."
Unilever gains a potent database of male buying habits, as well as a powerful internet direct-sales model, for $1 billion.
Trading suspensions and share purchasing by brokerage firms "reek of panic," says one analyst.
Durable goods orders fell 1.4% in February, a significant variance from economists' median forecast of a rise of 0.2%.
“Individuals aren’t the only ones who don’t like checks,” the company said. “They’re inconvenient for businesses too."
The proceeds of the spin-off will be used to “increase growth and drive profitability through ... disciplined capital allocation," the Dutch company said.
FOMC members also cut their median projections for the central bank's key interest rate to 0.625% for 2015 and 1.875% for 2016.
Hackers in Russia, China, and Europe used malware-laced emails to bank staffers to penetrate banks' systems and steal money.
U.S. business groups are calling on China to postpone the government's new draconian cyber-security rules for tech vendors.
"Transparency has improved markedly" at private equity firms, says the commission's head of private funds compliance inspections.
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems to settle class-action lawsuit over secret agreements to keep their hands off each other's workforces.
"Tremendous investments and experimentation," like Apple Pay, will drive fast growth in in-person payments, says Forrester.
