Federal Trade Commission

The Obama administration is launching a $1 billion program that will help the unemployed with loans to help them avoid foreclosure. The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether oil companies have manipulated crude oil prices. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a confidence vote...

Shares of Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE: DTG) are surging 13% from yesterday's close to $78.69, as rival car rental company Hertz (NYSE: HTZ) Global offered to buy the company for $72 per share ($57.60 in cash and 0.8546 in stock). This offer by Hertz is the latest in the string of offers made...

What happens in the U.S. if Congress doesn't reach a budget resolution by midnight? At midnight, if Congress hasn't reached a compromise, the federal government will shut down starting Saturday, April 9. Congress will stay in session seeking to reach an agreement. Because most government employees...

A debt settlement company's enticing ad can be appealing to financially-stretched consumers: "Reduce debt by 50% or more in a matter of months, pay only pennies on the dollar of your total balance owed." Promises such as this one provide hope, but can also be too good to be true. Some...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has agreed to change some of its practices to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging a decade of abuse, Reuters is reporting Wednesday. According to the Reuters report, "The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday extinguishes the harshest lawsuit...

Responding to recently filed complaints regarding the privacy protections of Facebook Inc., the U.S. Federal Trade Commission stated that the complaints have raised "issues of particular interest to us at this time." The FTC's director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection David Vladeck made the...