Tips for Smart Holiday Shopping
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In these tough economic times, smart shopping during the holiday season is more important than ever. Whether consumers are shopping online, by phone, or in stores, the Federal Trade Commission, the...
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FTC Announces Agenda for Petroleum Market Manipulation Rulemaking Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the upcoming workshop in the petroleum industry market manipulation rulemaking. The workshop will be held at FTC Headquarters in Washington, DC...
Commission Approves Petition for Proposed Divestiture from Agrium Inc.
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The Commission has approved a divestiture petition from Agrium Inc. related to Agrium’s recent acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation. Under the terms of the FTC consent order arising from its...
FTC Launches New Web Site for Kids
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The Federal Trade Commission today launched a new Web site to introduce kids to key consumer and business concepts. Set in a shopping mall, http://www.ftc.gov/YouAreHere takes kids on an experiential...
FTC Announces Public Workshops for Next Year on Resale Price Maintenance
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will hold a series of public workshops early next year to explore, for the purposes of enforcing Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the...
FTC Stops Fake 'Yellow Pages' Marketers Who Bilked Spanish-Speaking Businesses in Cross-Border Scam
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court judge has frozen the assets of a Canadian operation and ordered a halt to its allegedly unlawful practices - billing businesses in...
FTC, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law to Host Workshop for Businesses on Best Practices for Protecting Personal Information and Securing Data
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dedman School of Law will host a half-day public workshop in Dallas on Thursday, November 13, 2008, on how businesses can...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order with Bioque Technologies, Inc.
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– Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order with Bioque Technologies, Inc. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 082-3095; the staff...
Halloween Shoppers Beware Even Cosmetic Contact Lenses Require Prescriptions
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The Halloween season spells big business for the cosmetic contact lens industry, as consumers shop for just the right lenses to play the part of a mummy or vampire, or to change the color of their...
'Operation Clean Sweep': FTC and State Agencies Target 36 'Credit Repair' Operations
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The Federal Trade Commission and 24 state agencies today announced a crackdown on 33 operations that deceptively claim they can remove negative information from consumers' credit reports, even if that...
FTC Moves to Block CCSs Proposed Acquisition of Rival Newpark Environmental Services
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a unanimous vote to issue an administrative complaint challenging the proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services by CCS Corporation...
FTC Will Grant Six-Month Delay of Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs
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The Federal Trade Commission will suspend enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until May 1, 2009, to give creditors and financial institutions additional time in which to develop and implement...
President's Identity Theft Task Force Issues Report on Steps Taken to Implement Strategic Plan
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WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today the release of a report from the President’s Identity Theft Task Force on...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA/Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA/Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. The vote approving the...
Invention Promoter Charged with Deceptive Marketing Settles with FTC, Goes Out of Business
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An invention promotion marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he violated federal law by duping consumers with false promises. The proposed settlement bans him from...
FTC's 'Operation Clean Sweep' Targets 'Credit Repair' Companies
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The Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with 24 state agencies in 22 states, will hold a press conference to announce a crackdown on operations that deceptively claim they can remove negative...
Commission Issues "Excess Consideration" Order in Matter of Rambus, Inc.; FTC Approves Modified Final Consent Order in Matter of Pernod Ricard/V&S Vin & Sprit
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Commission issuance of order in matter of Rambus, Inc. - The Commission has issued an order in Rambus, Inc., Docket No. 9302, authorizing Rambus to receive royalties in excess of maximum allowable...
Exploiting the FTC Name, Scammers Promise Phony Sweepstakes Prizes
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In their latest effort to defraud the public, con artists claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission are calling consumers and claiming that they have won a lottery or sweepstakes. As the...
Medical Identity Theft Town Hall Today at FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC
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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is hosting a Town Hall meeting on medical identity theft at the...
FTC Shuts Down, Freezes Assets of Vast International Spam E-Mail Network
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A U.S. district court has ordered a halt to the operations of a vast international spam network that peddled prescription drugs and bogus male-enhancement products. The network has been identified as...
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