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Shakira is returning to the stage in Spain for the first time in eight years, just as the country’s Supreme Court weighs an appeal in her long-running battle with tax authorities. Processing Content The Colombian pop star, 49, is set to perform a 12-show residency in Madrid beginning Friday at a temporary stadium built for…

State efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing are accelerating, replacing a handful of isolated restrictions with an increasingly complex patchwork of antitrust, consumer protection and data privacy rules. California, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey have enacted restrictions targeting different pricing practices, while New York lawmakers are considering replacing the state’s disclosure requirement with a broader prohibition….

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the launch of America.gov in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it would be “an honor” to hire embattled…

After decades of litigation and negotiations, a judge has approved the latest version of the settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and merchants over interchange fees. A previous attempt at a settlement stalled two years ago after a judge ruled that the proposed $30 billion agreement didn’t go far enough to compensate merchants, who have long complained…

Hawaii has some built in disadvantages in just about any state competitiveness ranking. Its location makes almost everything expensive. Its size limits development. And many of the usual measures of infrastructure don’t apply — freight rail service is crucial on the mainland, for example, but it is irrelevant on a Pacific island chain.   So,…

People hoping to move to the United States through the Green Card lottery have received an important update after a US federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reopen registration for the 2027 Diversity Visa program. The entry window is expected to open by November 1, 2026, giving eligible applicants another opportunity to enter the…