Commission Actions

In its seventh case challenging deceptive advertising claims made by "day trading" investment advisors, the Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U.S. District Court against Timothy Cho and Tim...

The Commission has received applications for five proposed divestitures from the following: El Paso Energy Corporation/The Coastal Corporation. The applications concern the merger of El Paso and...

Continuing its effort to "Stamp Out Job Fraud," the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference to announce several new law enforcement actions and an updated consumer education campaign to...

The Commission has approved two comments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The first provides the Commission's views on Amendments to the provisions of Regulation Z, which...

The Federal Trade Commission's annual report on cigarette sales and advertising for 1999 shows that cigarette sales fell from 1998 to1999, but advertising and promotional expenditures increased...

An operation charged with billing consumers for "free" trial Web sites has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices were illegal. The settlement will require Mercury...