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FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Mastercard to Stop Blocking the Use of Competing Debit Payment Networks
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order settling charges that Mastercard used illegal business tactics to force merchants to route debit card payments...
Federal Court Finds James D. ‘Jay’ Noland, Jr., Operator of ‘Success By Health’ and ‘VOZ Travel,’ in Contempt of Court Order Barring Pyramid Schemes
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A federal court sided with the Federal Trade Commission, ruling that James D. Noland, Jr. illegally owned and operated two pyramid schemes—Success By Health (SBH) and VOZ Travel—in violation of the...
Statement Regarding the Termination of Boston Scientific Corporation’s Attempted Acquisition of a Majority Stake in M.I. Tech Co., Ltd.
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In response to the announcement that Boston Scientific Corporation and non-vascular stent manufacturer M.I. Tech Co., Ltd. have terminated their $230 million purchase agreement, Federal Trade...
Upcoming Events
Nov02
Sixteenth Annual Microeconomics Conference
November 2, 2023 - November 3, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University will host the 16th Annual FTC Microeconomics Conference on November 2 and 3, 2023 in...
Past Events
May18
A Clear Look at the Eyeglass Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on May 18, 2023, to examine proposed changes to its Ophthalmic Practice Rules, also known as the Eyeglass Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 456). The...