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New York’s proposed Self-Checkout Bill A11501 is a piece of legislation that takes aim at the economics of automation. If passed, it would require “food retail establishments” to provide a 10% discount for all goods purchased through a self-checkout kiosk.The proposal adds yet another hurdle to an already long list…

Throughout much of spring 2026, Michael Jackson’s compilation The Essential has ranked as one of the biggest albums in the world. That is certainly true in the United Kingdom, where the late superstar remains a serious hitmaker more than a decade and a half after his death.The collection was already…

Bruno Mars has released a surprisingly small number of albums for an artist who has enjoyed so much success and helped define an entire generation of pop music. The singer-songwriter has issued only four solo collections, as well as one project as half of Silk Sonic, his super duo with…

ToplineA further decline in SpaceX shares on Monday cut Elon Musk’s net worth by more than $20 billion, lowering his fortune below the $700 billion threshold for the first time since December, as Musk falls further from his trillionaire status.Key FactsShares of SpaceX dropped 4.8% to around $109.50 as of…

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the Consumer Price Index declined by 0.4% in June 2026, signaling that inflation is slowing. But this doesn’t necessarily make it a good time to buy a car, house, appliance, furniture set or vacation. Lower inflation means prices are…

All the arguments for and against rent control miss this little fact. The wealthiest sometimes really like the arrangement when they get to benefit from it, and don’t own apartment buildings where the regulations put financial constraints on them.The original article from the Wall Street Journal (here’s a gift link…

During my decades-long campaign in the high-stakes world of energy trading and utility operations, I’ve seen two very different types of “battlefields.” The first is the one I entered as a young leader—a Darwinian, “survival of the fittest” environment where individuals competed fiercely for personal gain, and information was not…

Scammers are not just targeting taxpayers. Increasingly, they are targeting the tax professionals who hold taxpayer data.That’s the message behind the IRS and Security Summit partners’ summer scam-prevention campaign, “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself,” a five-week effort aimed at helping tax pros recognize emerging threats, strengthen basic security practices, and…