A focus group of teens in Santa Monica, Calif., Nov. 30, 2015. Meta said it would change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. (Jake Michaels/The New York Times) By ELI TAN Meta said this week that it would change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories over social media addiction cla

A sign at the entrance to Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Jan. 7, 2025. Meta on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. (Jason Henry/The New York Times) By EMMY MARTIN The headline figure for Meta on Wednesday was $17.1 billion in penalties. Th

The New York Stock Exchange has opened a new regional headquarters in Dallas, joining Wall Street’s expedition to the financial ​boomtown known as Y’all Street. A number of large companies are relocating their headquarters to Texas, drawn ‌by lower taxes, business-friendly regulations ‌and a growing talent pool. The NYSE said on Thursday that Texas Governor Greg Abbott was scheduled to ring the NYSE Texas closing bell at the offices on ​a live broadcast. “The establishment

The Open Call PR initiative is aimed at helping local entrepreneurs, including agricultural producers, grow their businesses while expanding the availability of Puerto Rican products in Walmart stores. By THE STAR STAFF Walmart Puerto Rico is launching a new edition of its Open Call PR program as part of an effort to increase its annual investment in products made, processed, distributed or harvested on the island. The initiative is aimed at helping local entrepreneurs grow

Attorney Cynthia Román Sánchez, founder and managing partner of CRS Law Office LLC By THE STAR STAFF Attorney and entrepreneur Cynthia Román Sánchez formally announced her candidacy for president of the Centro Unido de Detallistas (CUD by its initials in Spanish) earlier this week before an audience of business leaders, colleagues and merchants gathered at Campo Bravo at the Río Bayamón Golf Course. The election is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13 during the organization’s annu

Nvidia forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street ⁠estimates ⁠on Wednesday, but its outlook did ⁠little to ease investor concerns about the company’s long-term dominance in the ​AI chip market. Shares of the world’s most valuable company fell 1.2% in extended trading. As of Tuesday’s close, Nvidia ‌has gained just 14.2% so far ‌this year, while AMD and Intel have more than doubled. The company expects third-quarter revenue of $108.0 billion, plus ⁠or minus ⁠2%, compared wit

The flags of the United States and Canada fly over Freedom Park in Buffalo, N.Y., near the Peace Bridge linking Buffalo with Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Juan Arredondo/The New York Times) By IAN AUSTEN The 50% tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on Canada over the weekend could be devastating for many Canadian companies and their employees. It could price them out of the United States and lead to the loss in tens of thousands of jobs, economists say

The global economy has weathered the Iran war energy ⁠shock ⁠better than feared, International Monetary Fund Managing Director ⁠Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday, but she raised concerns about deteriorating fiscal conditions in some countries shown by rising ​bond yields and a stalled disinflation process. Georgieva told reporters in a briefing ahead of next week’s Group of 20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, that there was a “tug ‌of war” between the

By BENJAMIN MULLIN A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It also ordered the company to compensate her with back pay. Sarah Miller Espinosa, the arbitrator, said in a written decision Thursday that the Post “did not have good and sufficient cause” to terminate Attiah and “violated” its labor agreement, a

Sheila Otero Rivera, founder of MaxBilling-Puerto Rico By THE STAR STAFF Sheila Otero Rivera, a well‑known businesswoman from Morovis and founder of MaxBilling-Puerto Rico, announced on Sunday her candidacy for president‑elect of the United Retailers Association (CUD by its acronym in Spanish). The election will take place during the organization’s Annual Convention and Assembly of Members at the Wyndham Grand Río Mar in Río Grande on Sunday, Sept. 13. Otero Rivera, who curre