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Casar Introduces Federal Ban on AI-Driven Personalized Pricing and Wages

The measure bans data-driven individual pricing and wage-setting by AI with enforcement authority granted to the FTC

California Energy Commission Accelerates Buyer Search to Avert Benicia Refinery Closure

U.S. Faces Steep Electricity Cost Rise Without $1.4 Trillion AI Power Build-Out

Mamdani Faces Backlash Over Proposal for City-Run Grocery Stores

Mid-Year Minimum Wage Increases Lift Pay Floors for Over 880,000 Workers

San Diego Panel Advances $25 Minimum Wage Increase for Hospitality Staff

Court Victory Confirms No Licence Needed for On-Demand-Only Households

UK Expands Warm Home Discount to Over 6 Million Low-Income Households

Government to Invest in HMRC Enforcement to Close £46.8 billion Tax Gap

Israel-Iran Escalation Drives Oil Prices Higher and Boosts German Fuel Costs

U.S. PPI Rises 0.1% in May as Tariff-Driven Inflation Fails to Materialize

Reeves Under Pressure to Overhaul EV Tax Incentives and Axe Road Duty for Ageing Vehicles

DWP Warns Benefit Claimants of £5,000 Penalty for Unreported Overseas Travel

Household Support Fund Extended Through 2026 as Councils Distribute Cash, Vouchers and Essentials

UK Banks to Close 102 Branches in June as Digital Banking Surges

NatWest Mobile App Outage Locks Out Thousands of UK Customers

Japan’s Real Wages Decline for Fourth Month as Inflation Outpaces Pay Hikes

PLSA cuts minimum retirement cost as moderate and comfortable thresholds rise

UK MPs to vote on requiring supermarkets to disclose shrinkflation

Lloyds to shutter 14 UK branches in June, nine of them Halifax sites