FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks
The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.
Fate of the FTC’s Continued Independence Hangs in the Balance
Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Wilcox’s motion for summary judgment and ...
FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The feds want to grill Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month during the antitrust trial seeking to unwind its Instagram ...
The FTC has enough staff to pursue its case against Amazon after all
The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have any staffing issues that will impact its ability to face Amazon in trial after all, ...
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An ex-head of the FTC and his co-author lament the politicisation of antitrust enforcement
Undermining regulatory independence in America and Britain will deter investment, write William Kovacic and John Vickers ...
$12.5 billion lost to fraud in 2024; top scams revealed
The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping the list.
FTC says Americans lost $12.5B to scams last year -- social media, AI, and crypto didn't help
According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), about 2.6 million people submitted reports on falling victim to fraud ...
Axios on MSN2d
Scoop: Trump FTC tells CEOs when agency will "get the hell out of the way" on M&A
President Trump's new FTC chair Andrew Ferguson told a group of big business CEOs on Tuesday that he wouldn't let proposed deals "die on the vine," but warned them not expect automatic approval for ...