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The FTC moves to ban non-compete clauses

by Matt Levin
Jan 6, 2023
An estimated 1 in 5 Americans work under a non-compete clause. The federal agency argues the legal provisions harm workers and consumers.
FTC Commissioner Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2021.
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Why corporate dealmaking plummeted in 2022

by Justin Ho
Jan 3, 2023
A number of factors — the falling stock market, the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates — created uncertainty for companies that wanted to go public in 2022.
A slumping stock market is among the reasons companies refrained from going public last year.
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FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69 billion merger

by Associated Press
Dec 8, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft's planned takeover could suppress competitors.
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After Facebook's 15 months of "fresh hell," why is its business still so solid?

by Jack Stewart
Apr 26, 2019
The company’s global users continue to grow.
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Facebook Fallout

Facebook could use some friends

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 20, 2018
Facebook’s leaders are being called on to explain themselves before officials here and in Europe. The Federal Trade Commission is examining whether Cambridge Analytica, the company that improperly siphoned the data of millions of Facebook users to create political profiles, violated a consent agreement. Now, the fact your information is for sale on the internet […]
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Here’s what to do if your identity is stolen

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Sep 15, 2017
Fraud alerts, credit reports, freezes — the Federal Trade Commission has an action plan.
The FTC has instructions on what to do if you've stopped receiving government benefits because of identity theft. Above, blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury facility in Philadelphia.
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A flurry of regulatory action before inauguration

by Lewis Wallace
Jan 20, 2017
Corporations have an interest in reaching deals before a new administration comes in.
Richard Cordray (R), director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivers remarks at a Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting in D.C.
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Sysco-US Foods merger stopped over anti-trust concern

by Adam Allington
Jun 24, 2015
A federal judge has halted a proposed merger between Sysco and US Foods.
A Sysco truck was on display in New York City. The FTC worries a merger with U.S. Foods would create a monopoly in the food distribution market.
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Happy 100th, FTC

by David Gura
Sep 26, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission was created 100 years ago today.
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F.T.C. says webcam company has security flaws

by Adriene Hill
Sep 5, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has settled a claim with maker of webcams over security problems
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