Federal Trade Commission

The FTC Just Banned Noncompete Agreements And It's A Huge Deal

Commissioners approved the historic regulation on the grounds that noncompetes stifle competition for workers. A legal challenge is all but certain.
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Feds Just Moved To Block The Biggest Grocery Chain Merger In History

Opponents of the deal say it would lead to higher prices for consumers and lower wages for workers.
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Here's What You'll Save Money On If Junk Fees Are Actually Banned

A lot would change for customers, and most (but not all) of it would be for the better.
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2 Republican FTC Nominees Face Questions About Ties To Controversial Legal Leader

A women’s rights group asks senators to quiz the key Federal Trade Commission nominees about connections to George Mason professor Joshua Wright.
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Microsoft Fined $20 Million Over Charges Of Illegal Data Collection Involving Children

The company will be forced to strengthen privacy safeguards for children who use the Xbox system.
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Progressives Urge Biden To Ban Noncompete Agreements Everywhere He Can

Progressive groups want the president to prohibit use of the agreements in industries that may lie beyond the Federal Trade Commission’s reach.
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Democrats Say It's Time We Ban Noncompete Agreements For Good

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other progressives called on the Federal Trade Commission to resist pressure to water down the agency’s proposed ban.
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Federal Trade Commission Proposes Historic Ban On Noncompete Agreements

The agency said banning use of the clauses would raise wages for workers across the country.
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FTC Sues To Block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69 Billion Merger

The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft's takeover of the video game company could suppress competitors.
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Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Lead Opposition To Kroger-Albertsons Merger

The senators sent a letter asking the FTC to oppose the $25 billion deal, calling the two grocery chains “anticompetitive and antiworker.”
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