Java Absolute value, multiplication, and power

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        banner();
        for(;;){
     malachi();
     BufferedReader BR= new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
     System.out.println("Give an a value: ");
     int a= (int)Double.parseDouble(BR.readLine());
     System.out.println("Give a b value");
     int b= (int)Double.parseDouble(BR.readLine());
     stranded(a,b);

    }}
    public static void malachi() {
        System.out.println("\nPlease type a message here: ");
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        String message = scanner.nextLine();
    }
    public static void stranded(int a, int b){
        int sum=a*b;
        int sum2=  (int)Math.pow(a,b);
        System.out.println("The product is: "+ sum);
        System.out.println("a to the power of b is: " + sum2);
        Absolute(sum);
    }
    private static void Absolute(int sum){
        int result= (int)Math.abs(sum);
        System.out.println("The absolute value of the product of a*b: "+ result);
    }
    public static void banner(){
        System.out.println("Malachi Sor August 20m 2022");
        System.out.println("-----------------------------------------\n");
    }
}