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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust law enforcement with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Earlier in his career, the FTC Building's architect, Edward H. Bennett, was an assistant to prominent architect and planner Daniel H. Burnham, a pioneer in city planning responsible for the layout of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, as well as designs for Chicago and San Francisco. Burnham's influence is evident in Bennett's ...
FTC Assistant General Counsel [33] Robert Pitofsky: Democratic June 29, 1978 – April 30, 1981 April 11, 1995 – May 31, 2001 Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection [34] Sheila F. Anthony: Democratic September 30, 1997 – August 1, 2003 Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs [35] Timothy Muris: Republican June 4, 2001 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency, Trump said on social media on Tuesday.
Andrew Ferguson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, has expressed the desire to go after Big Tech companies while taking a hands-off approach to ...
Under Khan, the FTC blocked a proposed merger between Korger and Albertsons, two large supermarket chains which forged a $24.6 billion deal in 2022.
Carroll's first sponsors were H-Street skateboards, Concrete Jungle, and FTC skate shop in San Francisco. When Concrete Jungle closed in 1988, Carroll became a founding member of the FTC skate shop team along with brother Gregg Carroll, Jovontae Turner, and Rick Ibaseta. [4]
‘Turbocharging fraud’: The FTC Chair warns US airlines could eventually ‘charge you more’ if they know you’re attending a funeral — here’s how Lou Carlozo October 20, 2024 at 8:02 AM