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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. The FTC is an independent agency of the U.S. government and its main mission is to eliminate and prevent anti-competitive business practices. This topic tracks the latest news on the FTC, including its latest regulations.

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FTC orders data brokers to explain use of consumer profilesmore

The agency is reviewing how the industry creates user profiles.

Jacquelyn Ottman: Upshot of FTC Revised Green Guides: Let’s Stop Call...more

The revised Green Guides shows the FTC is putting their foot down (both of them) about the term green, along with such...

Sen. Paul looks to limit FTC’s authority to enforce antitrust lawsmore

By Pete Kasperowicz – Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced legislation that would limit the authority of the federal...

Why You Need to Monitor Your Trademarksmore

For brand owners serious about protecting the value and image of their trademarks, trademark monitoring is an essential...

Apple, Google Asked To Require Privacy Policiesmore

mandatory inclusion of a privacy policy in mobile apps will accomplish anything remains to be seen. A 2007 Federal...

Obama may expand personal info in e-Verify workplace programmore

were not kept secure by a company the state hired to check employers? new workers through E-Verify. The Federal Trade...

Distilled Spirits Industry Updates Advertising Guidelines Based on New...more

2000 Census data. (Click here for more information on the DISCUS Code) Jodie Bernstein, former Director of the Federal...

UPDATE 1-Irving Oil must divest terminals in Maine -FTCmore

(adds details of settlement, comments from FTC official, paragraphs 4-11) WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Irving Oil...

Irving Oil must divest terminals in Maine -FTCmore

up its rights to certain terminal and pipeline assets in Maine acquired from Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), the Federal Trade...

Sen. Boxer calls for Walmart gift receipts probemore

with gift receipts; Walmart blames cashier confusion if($defined(usm))} (CBS News) Sen. Barbara Boxer wants the Federal...

Help With Getting Awaymore

A weekly technology podcast hosted by Bettina Edelstein, J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado. This weeks show...

African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians Comprise Nearly Half of Mortg...more

ranked in the top five, indicating that purported scam activity isn't concentrated in any one area. The Federal Trade...

Business news in briefmore

In the Region FTC: Outlaw 'pay for delay' drug deals The Federal Trade Commission urged an appeals court in...

Major mortgage servicers could face $17 billion in suitsmore

other federal agencies, including the departments of Justice, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development as well as the...

FTC Targets Vacation Scams; Says Credit-Line Scheme Led To Finemore

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Hertz, Avis May Push Dollar Thrifty Stock to $100, Analysts Saymore

it was made May 9. Avis bid $53 a share in September and has been seeking U.S. Federal Trade Commission approval.

Are Animal Crackers Headed for Extinction?more

which were authored by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children, a joint project of the Federal Trade...

As 'green product' claims abound, consumers skepticalmore

exactly constitutes greenwashing. As a result, federal regulators have had difficulty setting standards to regulate...

U.S. gives OK for Lawson Software to go privatemore

Golden Gate Capital has won U.S. antitrust approval to take Lawson Software Inc (LWSN.O) private, the Federal Trade...

Archive: POM Wonderful and the FTCmore

sizable stake in an enormous underground water bank in the San Joaquin Valley. The second, brought by the Federal Trade...

POM Wonderful Claims Lack Scientific Support, U.S. FTC Saysmore

its pomegranate juice and supplements prevent or treat prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction and heart disease, a U.S.

POM Wonderful Health Claims Lack Scientific Support, U.S. Saysmore

its pomegranate juice and supplements prevent or treat prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction and heart disease, a U.S.

���Pay for Delay��� Drug Deals Should Be Halted, FTC Tells Courtmore

(Updates with details on FTC opposition to patent expiration settlements in third paragraph.) May 24 (Bloomberg) -- The...

Getting Hosed At the Pump? Don't Dare Blame Obamamore

gouging that���s taking advantage of consumers.��� Two U.S. agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

FTC to Get Mouthful on Guidelinesmore

kids���a $1.6 billion annual business���will never be the same. Under proposed guidelines published last month by the...

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