Break Up Google? What’s at Stake in Antitrust Action
Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost the biggest antitrust challenge it has faced this summer when a US judge found that it illegally ...
Number of older adults who lost $100,000 or more to fraud has tripled since 2020, FTC says
The number of older Americans who report losing more than $100,000 to fraud in a given year has more than tripled since 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a trend that experts say ...
NBC 5 Investigates: Weapons detector faces scrutiny amid growing industry
A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found these scanners have limitations – and at times have failed to detect ...
How a Second Trump Presidency Could Shape IP
From leadership changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shifts in biopharmaceutical patent policy to regulation of ...
Republican lawmakers press FTC's Khan on energy sector merger scrutiny
Republicans are stepping up their oversight of the FTC's use of consent decrees under Chair Lina Khan to bar energy industry executives from serving on boards after deals conclude.
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Can You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products are Recyclable? US Regulators May Crack Down on Deceptive Claims
Why claims about recyclability have confused consumers, and how forthcoming guidelines from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...
How the push for the "right to repair" may result in working McDonald's ice cream machines
The new rule comes just one day before soon-to-be-president Donald Trump promised to repair the machines while in office ...
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How CFPB is cracking down on banks before Trump takes office
Enforcement actions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still fresh in the mind of financial leaders have renewed ...
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FTC cyber breach notification rules: If you’re a non-banking financial institution, here’s what you need to know.
The breach must be reported no later than 30 days after it is discovered. The new requirement is a result of an FTC amendment ...
Money & the Law: FTC tackles problem of 'negative options'
For at least the past decade (i.e., the Trump era), you have been hearing a great deal of criticism about the “administrative ...
To stop the next Ticketmaster-style meltdown, Congress must pass the TICKET Act before the buzzer—Sports Fans Coalition
The Senate Judiciary Committee held the first hearing of the 118th Congress in January 2023, following the meltdown of ...
Musk has long history of squabbles, investigations with federal agencies
Now, the outspoken executive has been named to a new advisory role aimed at reshaping the federal government. President-elect ...