Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today approved a complaint challenging Western Refining, Inc.’s (Western) approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of rival energy company Giant Industries, Inc. (Giant) and...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved several divestitures related to Service Corporation International’s (SCI) recent acquisition...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, and fellow Commissioners Harbour, Leibowitz, Kovacic, and Rosch today presented FTC testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court in Seattle has entered an order for permanent injunction and other relief against a Canadian con-man whom the FTC charged with...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras and U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will provide opening and keynote remarks to begin the FTC’s three-day public conference on “Energy...

Commission approval of report to Congress: The Commission has approved the issuance of a report to Congress regarding the Do Not Call Registry for Fiscal Year 2006. The report, which is available now...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letter to the one commenter of record in the matter...

I congratulate the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC) on the release of its report today. The report represents a three-year effort to review the U.S. antitrust laws, and the policies and...

Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns restaurant chains Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones, and Bahama Breeze, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive...