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Amazon FTC settlement: More Prime members qualify for $200 payoutAmazon will be dolling out additional payments and to more customers as part of its $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

NBC10 Boston21d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Commerce ftc amazon settlement

Lawsuit accuses Starbucks of mislabeling 8 ‘sugar-free’ protein drinksStarbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup. The federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review5d agoSources (2)Whole story →

US inflation rises less than expected in August; consumer spending surgesU.S. inflation increased less than expected in August, which could see financial markets further reduce the odds of another interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month.

Reuters3d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Commerce consumer credit report

Scam victim faces $225,000 IRS bill after losing $600,000 to fraudA North Carolina woman lost $600,000 in a pig-butchering scam and later received a $225,000 tax bill from the IRS.

Staten Island Advance14d agoWhole story →

Commerce tax relief for fraud victims act debate

Amazon, Walmart use dynamic pricing the most, study saysSome officials like Sen. Elizabeth Warren claim that dynamic pricing is exploitative. Others say it's just a part of the free market.

AL.com1mo agoWhole story →

Commerce Elizabeth Warren

Rebel Creamery bankruptcy: what to know about the $23.8M judgmentThe Chapter 11 filing came just weeks after a federal court ruled the keto brand had intentionally diluted a rival's trade dress.

syracuse.com17d agoWhole story →

FTC Is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to ConsumersThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said Wednesday.

U.S. News & World Report10d agoWhole story →

Technology ftc ai investigation

McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchiseesMcDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit3d agoWhole story →

Commerce mcdonald s antitrust lawsuit

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Americans' debt soars near Great Recession levels, even as wealth levels rise: Fed dataAmericans’ debt has soared near levels not seen since the wake of the Great Recession – a cause for concern even as most families have seen their wealth increase and consumer spending has remained strong, according to federal data released Friday.

New York Post16h agoWhole story →

Commerce federal reserve report

New York Plans Stronger Sports Betting Regulation to Curb Gambling AddictionThe post New York Plans Stronger Sports Betting Regulation to Curb Gambling Addiction appeared first on ProPublica .

ProPublica17h agoWhole story →

Commerce new york sports betting regulation

Americans' retirement savings grow as more families participate in plansRetirement accounts grew 11% in median value to $106,000 from 2022 to 2025, according to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. Enrollment in 401(k) and IRA plans also rose.

Fox Business19h agoWhole story →

Commerce retirement savings growth

Democrats hid a 'Green New Scam' poison pill in a bipartisan billSenate Democrats' permitting reform poison pill overrides local authority to force land-heavy wind energy onto families.

Washington Examiner1d agoWhole story →

Consumer groups push back on Rail Safety billIs the Railway Safety Act really about safety, or about protecting union jobs from improving technology?

The Boston Herald1d agoWhole story →

Build rail safety bill debate

Seattle mayor signs grocery ‘fair pricing’ into law, bans surveillanceWith a quick signature, Mayor Katie Wilson made Seattle the first city in the U.S. to ban surveillance pricing," a consumer protection and privacy measure she said would stop large grocers from using personal data to charge shoppers different prices for the same product. The new law was stiffly opposed by grocery industry representatives and went through…

Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →

Commerce Katie Wilson seattle fair pricing law signing

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