FTC concerned about privacy protections in 23andMe bankruptcy
Any purchaser of 23andMe assets should agree to be bound by the company's existing privacy policy, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said.
FTC commissioner fired by Trump says her ouster should concern markets
One of the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump abruptly fired this week warned that her ouster could erode market stability. "If I can be fired, I don't know why Jerome Powell can't be fired," former commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said on CNBC, hours before the Federal Reserve's latest decision on interest rates.
FTC sues Amazon automation firm Click Profit for defrauding investors with ‘passive income' scam
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking legal action against Click Profit, an e-commerce automation company, alleging it deceived consumers out of millions through a fraudulent “passive income” scheme.
FTC Chair Puts Big Tech on Notice
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson says the agency is ready to go to trial next month and break up Meta Platforms. The parent company of Facebook would be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
FTC Continues Microsoft Antitrust Probe
Rishi Jaluria, managing director of software equity research at RBC Capital Markets, says Microsoft's and OpenAI's embrace of interoperability will offset antitrust concerns. He joins Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos on "Bloomberg Technology".
FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The feds want to grill Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month during the antitrust trial seeking to unwind its Instagram acquisition – as the FTC ramps up its plans to crack down on Big Tech giants.
Report: FTC to Continue Biden Administration's Antitrust Probe of Microsoft
An antitrust probe of Microsoft that was launched in the last days of the Biden administration will reportedly continue under the Trump administration. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff have continued gathering information for the investigation, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (March 12), citing unnamed sources.
FTC lawyer corrects comments regarding Amazon trial, says FTC doesn't have resource constraints
CNBC's Eamon Javers talk the latest on the FTC's Amazon trial.
Trump's FTC won't drop broad antitrust probe of Microsoft: report
The agency is examining allegations that Microsoft is potentially abusing its market power, including its Azure cloud service.
Trump's FTC moves ahead with broad Microsoft antitrust probe, reports say
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Closing Bell' to report on the FTC continuing the previous administration's antitrust probe on Microsoft.
FTC: Staffing Cuts Could Delay Amazon Trial
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says staffing cuts could delay its case against Amazon. As CNBC reported Wednesday (March 12), attorneys for the regulator have asked a judge to hold off on the start of a trial into whether Amazon had tricked customers into signing up for the company's Prime program.
Trump's FTC moves ahead with broad antitrust probe of Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports
The U.S, Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a broad antitrust probe of Microsoft Corp that was opened in the waning days of the Biden Administration, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.
