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Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
Read full article: Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulatorsPresident Donald Trump has fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, intensifying efforts to exert his administration’s control over independent agencies across the government.
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
Read full article: FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the caseThe Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ready for a September trial over Amazon’s Prime program.
US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores
Read full article: US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller storesA lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer.
Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
Read full article: Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up frontThe Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.
Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
Read full article: Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judgesThe proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal.