Commission Actions

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today announced the resignation of Richard G. Parker, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition. Parker, who joined the Commission in February 1998...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a proposed consent order designed to remedy the likely anticompetitive effects arising from the acquisition of two Pacific Gas & Electric ("PG&E")...

Under the terms of a proposed consent order with the Federal Trade Commission, Computer Sciences Corporation's ("CSC") proposed $568 million acquisition of Mynd Corporation ("Mynd") would be allowed...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent agreement designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects resulting from Valspar Corporation's ("Valspar") acquisition of Lilly Industries...

Release of FTC Holiday Shopping Alert: The Office of Consumer and Business Education, within the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, has recently released a Holiday Shopping Alert titled: "Buying...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved, and will publish in the Federal Register, a Final Rule and Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPR) in connection with the Commission's Rule...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent order that would allow the merger of pharmaceutical manufacturers SmithKline Beecham plc ("SB") and Glaxo Wellcome plc ("Glaxo"), while...

Defendants in two separate cases filed in federal district court as part of "Operation Misprint" have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. In both cases, the FTC alleged that the...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed interpretations of the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that permit companies to communicate consumer information...

Law enforcement authorities on both sides of the border have moved to halt a Vancouver-based telemarketing scam targeting senior citizens in the United States. At the request of the Federal Trade...