Protecting competition and consumers, the Federal Trade Commission today announced it is challenging Rite Aid Corporation’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd pharmacies from...

Commission approval of joint FTC/DOJ comments:The Commission has approved the filing of joint FTC/DOJ comments with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm regarding Michigan House Bill (HB) 4416, which...

It is graduation time, with schools celebrating their students accomplishments and their readiness to move on to the next challenge. The Federal Trade Commission offers its own commencement advice for...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the sixth Annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Moscow, Russia, took significant steps toward strengthening antitrust...

Today’s children see more promotional ads for other programming, but fewer paid ads and fewer minutes of advertising on television, according to a report released today by the staff of the Federal...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Ohio Privacy and Public Records Access Study Committee in Columbus, Ohio that public agencies can “play a key role in reducing the incidence and impact of...

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter of DDAVP Direct Purchaser Antitrust...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued “Slip Showing?,” an alert, to remind businesses that a federal law calls for them to truncate electronically processed credit card receipts to include no more...

Two operations that marketed oral sprays that were supposed to help users lose weight, reverse the aging process, and prevent or treat diseases have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that their...

Promised Free Valuable Coupons, Consumers Got Only Subscriptions They Did Not Want The Federal Trade Commission has charged several Pennsylvania-based defendants with violating the FTC Act and the...

Commission approval of amended complaint filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the court matter currently pending against Business Card Experts, et al. (BCE). The...

Commission approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter of FTC v. ERG Ventures, LLC et al. In the original complaint filed in October...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will participate in the sixth annual International Competition Network (ICN) Conference in Moscow, Russia, from May 30-June 1, 2007. At the...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, Bureau of Economics Director Michael A. Salinger described the FTC’s initiatives to...

Allegedly Failed to Deliver Guaranteed Lower Interest Rates A group of telemarketers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their “debt elimination program” violated federal and...

Each year, millions of students seek help in financing their college education, and some fall prey to scholarship and financial aid scams that “guarantee” money for college in exchange for a fee. In...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Commissioner...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Actavis Group hf. and Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The...

FTC Provides Tips for Saving Money at the Gas Pump and Cooling Your Home Memorial Day Weekend unofficially marks the start of summer, with hotter days and family road trips following close behind...

The Federal Trade Commission is announcing that redress administrator Robb Evans & Associates LLC today sent stored-value MasterCards to all eligible consumers who were victims of the SkyBiz pyramid...