Two consent orders announced by the Federal Trade Commission today both resolve the competitive concerns about Chevron Corporation’s (Chevron) proposed $18 billion acquisition of Unocal Corporation...

Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission received an application for approval of proposed divestiture from Cemex, S.A. de C.V. (Cemex) related to its recent acquisition of RMC...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has closed its investigation of the proposed acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. by Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Commission staff analyzed...

Two Florida businesses have agreed to a federal court order requiring them to pay up to $20 million in consumer redress – the largest monetary judgment ever obtained in an FTC health fraud case – to...

Dad may always be ready to share his wisdom and advice with you, but this Father’s Day the Federal Trade Commission has information you can share with him. The new Father’s Day e-card, available from...

Gero Vita International and six related defendants have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by claiming that their products could cure or treat numerous illnesses...

The International Competition Network (ICN) held its fourth annual conference in Bonn, Germany. The conference was the largest gathering ever of competition officials, with more than 400...

On June 9, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Academies’ Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will co...

Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission has received a petition to reopen and modify a final order in the matter concerning White Sands Health Care System, L.L.C., Alamogordo...

Under a consent order announced today, the Federal Trade Commission will allow Occidental Chemical Company’s (OxyChem) proposed purchase of the chemical assets of Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan)...

The Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against Tropicana Products, Inc., in which it alleged the company misled consumers with claims that drinking two to three glasses a day of its...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras and several FTC staff members will participate in the fourth annual International Competition Network (ICN) Conference in Bonn, Germany, on June...

Beginning today, a new federal rule will require businesses and individuals to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information derived from consumer reports. Any business or individual...

Canadian operators who sold defective HIV test kits over the Internet have settled Federal Trade Commission charges of making deceptive advertising claims. The settlement bars the defendants from...

Scarborough, Maine-based defendants are barred from making false or unsubstantiated claims about any weight-loss product or program, dietary supplement, food, or drug, and have agreed to pay $100,000...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has named Maureen Ohlhausen to be Director of the agency’s Office of Policy Planning. Ohlhausen, who has served as the Office’s Acting Director...

Commission authorization of amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter of Texaco, Inc. v. Dagher, Nos. 04...

Commission authorization of amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter of Volvo Trucks North America v...

An operation that spammed millions of consumers with graphic sexual descriptions to drive traffic to their Web sites to “date lonely housewives” has been halted by the court at the request of the...

I have submitted my resignation as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, effective June 30, 2005, or immediately upon the arrival of my replacement, if that is earlier. Working on behalf of...