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Federal Trade Commission

Arcs in the news about Federal Trade Commission from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 115 stories · 622 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 11, 2023

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Stories about Federal Trade Commission that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 11Trump Picks Andrew Ferguson to Head Federal Trade Commission14 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Jun 18– 19Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok's adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ14 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 4 right
  3. Apr 22– 23Federal Trade Commission sues to block Tapestry's $8.5B acquisition of Capri8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Feb 23– 28Federal Trade Commission sues to block proposed Kroger, Albertsons merger125 articles · 69 independent sources
    15 left, 23 center, 10 right

Stories that name Federal Trade Commission

  1. Dec 17– 18Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC16 articles · 13 independent sources
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  2. Dec 17Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  3. Dec 17FTC bans junk ticket, hotel fees12 articles · 12 independent sources
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  4. Dec 11Trump says he’ll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  5. Dec 10– 12Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger, files lawsuit against grocery chain149 articles · 65 independent sources
    17 left, 30 center, 11 right
  6. Dec 10– 11Fortnite refunds are rolling out to 'tricked' customers: Here's how to apply30 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 9 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 27– 28FTC opens wide-ranging antitrust probe into Microsoft10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  8. Nov 14Capri and Tapestry abandon plans to merge, citing regulatory hurdles6 articles · 3 independent sources
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  9. Oct 22FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect23 articles · 9 independent sources
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  10. Oct 16– 17Unwanted subscriptions and memberships will be easier to cancel under new FTC rule39 articles · 27 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. May 22Michael Hicks: TThe end of noncompete clauses1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  2. Apr 23New federal rule would bar 'noncompete' agreements for most employees13 articles · 8 independent sources
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  3. Jan 23FTC bans popular tax filing software from advertising 'free' TurboTax services, calls it deceptive6 articles · 3 independent sources
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