The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public workshop to explore issues related to the security of consumers' computers and the personal information stored in them or in company databases...

The Commission has approved an amendment to the divestiture agreement approved on April 23, 2002, regarding the merger of Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation...

If you are considering purchasing Alaskan Native art, invest a little time learning about the processes and materials that Alaskan Native artisans use to create unique and beautiful objects...

Two Denver, Colorado-area physician organizations, Physician Integrated Services of Denver, Inc. (PISD), and Aurora Associated Primary Care Physicians, L.L.C. (AAPCP), along with their respective...

Following the appropriate public comment periods, the Commission has approved three applications by America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) regarding non-affiliated Internet Service Providers (ISPs)...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today announced topics, times, locations, and participants for the May 14, 22, and 23, 2002 sessions of their joint...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint challenging Libbey Inc.'s (Libbey) proposed acquisition of Anchor Hocking (Anchor), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid...

Welcoming participants and attendees to the Federal Trade Commission's second public conference on factors that affect prices of refined petroleum products, Chairman Timothy J. Muris today said that...

These are the types of claims the Federal Trade Commission has challenged in complaints filed in federal district courts against three widely advertised electronic abdominal exercise belts - AB...

What: Press Conference Who: Timothy J. Muris Chairman Federal Trade Commission Where: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 532 Washington, D.C. When: Wednesday May 8, 2002 1:00...

The Commission has approved a third extension of a time period concerning a matter involving Baxter International, Inc. (Baxter). Under the order in Docket No. C-3726, which concerned Baxter's...

In accordance with the reporting provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Commission has submitted its second annual report to Congress on the number and disposition of enforcement actions taken...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris will speak at a news conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 12:45p.m. to discuss identity theft...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a consent agreement with Solvay S.A. to resolve competitive concerns stemming from Solvay's proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. from...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a second public conference on "Factors Affecting Prices of Refined Petroleum Products," to be held May 8-9, 2002 in Room 432 at the FTC. This conference, a...

Operators who auctioned computer-related products on Internet sites, but allegedly failed to deliver the merchandise that consumers paid for, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...

With the cost of college education rising over 600 percent since 1969, students and their families often look for alternate ways to finance their education. Some fall victim to scholarship and...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning Draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information...

Consumers allegedly defrauded by a Montreal, Canada-based telemarketer and his related businesses will receive more than $111,000 in consumer redress under the terms of a court settlement with the...

The Commission has approved a divestiture by Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (Ultramar) of the "Golden Eagle CARB Refining and Marketing Assets" in...