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The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued Thursday, the FTC said it had determined that “the public interest is best served by dismissing the administrative litigation in this case.
Trump's FTC has ditched several of former chair Lisa Khan's initiatives in favor of the president's priorities.
The lawsuit alleged the beverage company provided promotional pricing deals to a single big-box customer but didn’t give the same incentives to other retailers.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday dismissed a price discrimination lawsuit against the drink and food giant PepsiCo, a move that former FTC Chair Lina Khan, who served under former President Joe Biden, called “disturbing behavior.”
Southern California Edison (SCE), a unit of utility Edison International , agreed on Friday to pay $82.5 million to settle claims with the U.S. Forest Service for costs and damages resulting from the Bobcat Fire in 2020.
The Federal Trade Commission has finally given up the ghost on challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.
The launch of a Joint Labor Task Force signals that the Federal Trade Commission will continue to scrutinize labor practices, but through targeted enforcement rather than rulemaking.
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has recently announced that the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”) has been postponed to July 14,
The Federal Trade Commission’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees went into effect on May 12, 2025. The rule states that anyone selling tickets to live events such as concerts or sporting events must be candid about the fees they charge.