Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion in Prime Membership Settlement

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner

The justices said they will consider whether to overrule a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency.

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Amazon Faces Trial on F.T.C. Charges Related to Prime Service

A trial in federal court in Seattle will determine if millions of customers signed up for Prime because it’s a great deal, or because they were duped.

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U.S. Sues Ticketmaster Over Claims of Illegal Resale Tactics

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, claiming they misled artists and consumers.

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Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She’s Pushing the Democratic Party.

The youngest chair in the history of the Federal Trade Commission is campaigning for Zohran Mamdani and defending her brand of populism.

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F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety

The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of FTC Commissioner

A federal appeals court had reinstated the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, saying she was fired ‘without cause.’

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Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump

The court said the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, had been illegally terminated “without cause.”

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How Fining Elon Musk’s X Could Threaten the U.S.-E.U. Trade Deal

The European Union is expected to penalize the company, which has been accused of breaching the Digital Services Act, a law President Trump has criticized.

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A Price Just for You, Specifically

“Surveillance pricing” — adjusted to what an individual customer is likely to pay — drew inquiries from the Biden administration. Now companies may feel emboldened to lean in.

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