Commission Actions

Operators of FutureNet, an alleged pyramid scheme, agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated federal law. The settlement provides $1 million for consumer redress...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission has advised the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) that it would not recommend a challenge on antitrust grounds to the adoption of proposed Guidelines on...

Applications for approval of transactions: After a public comment period, the FTC has approved a petition from the following entity: The FTC has approved a request from TRW, Inc. to divest its...

As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Guides for the Rebuilt, Reconditioned and Other Used Automobile Parts...

As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Guides Against Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Adhesive Compositions...

A federal district judge has issued a preliminary injunction, appointed a permanent receiver and frozen the assets of a company and three individuals that lured investors into paying as much as $10...

The booming economy has contributed to a dramatic increase -- from 1,500 to 3,700 -- in the number of merger filings received by the Federal Trade Commission in the last six years, said William J...