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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 Herald3h agoWhole story →

Justice 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.

Spokane Spokesman-Review11h agoWhole story →

Justice Katie Wilson seattle fair pricing law signing

States are at a policy crossroads as sweepstakes platforms expandAcross state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are dealing with a rapidly changing digital entertainment market that sits between established consumer industries and emerging technology.

Augusta Free Press17h agoWhole story →

Technology sweepstakes regulation debate

Lawsuit alleges McDonald's is rigging its prices based on location — and algorithmWhen the first McDonald's restaurant opened in 1940, computers as we know them didn't exist yet. Today, they could be the reason it's seemingly unaffordable to eat fast food. 'AI does not set the price of a Big Mac or ⁠any other menu item.' A lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago is alleging that higher prices at McDonald's are a result of…

The Blaze18h agoWhole story →

Commerce mcdonald s price fixing lawsuit

FTC Chair Says He's Proud Of Efforts To Protect 'White American Men From Discrimination'Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson said the quiet part out loud.

HuffPost18h agoWhole story →

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Amazon Beats Tennessee Tax Lawsuit Brought Under Washington LawAmazon.com Services LLC convinced a federal judge in Washington to toss a putative class action alleging that it overcharged certain Tennessee customers for sales tax.

Bloomberg Tax News19h agoWhole story →

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Senator accuses Trump Mobile of skipping FCC filings.Sen. Maggie Hassan wrote to Trump Mobile CEO Patrick O’Brien, accusing the company of missing mandatory filings around robocall prevention and international service provision. She also raised questions about security practices, following a third reported hack of the company, and whether the recent price hike will hit customers still waiting for their…

The Verge22h agoWhole story →

Justice trump mobile fcc compliance

Inflation Fears Surge Again: Americans' One-Year Outlook Hits Highest Level in More Than Three YearsMedian inflation expectations for the next 12 months jumped to 3.9%, up from 3.6% in August, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's September Survey of Consumer Expectations.

International Business Times1d agoWhole story →

Economy inflation expectations surge

Healthcare’s Economic Risk Is Too Big to Ignore: Jonathan LevinConsumer confidence is collapsing, hiring is weak and the housing market is largely frozen. All of which serves to underscore that the US economy is only holding up because of the boom in artificial intelligence and an aging population spending ever more on healthcare. Although the former seems to garner all the attention these days, the latter is…

Bloomberg Tax News1d agoWhole story →

How the Trump Administration Is Eroding Airline Passengers’ RightsUnder Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department has worked to roll back consumer protections. Passenger advocates say the changes favor airlines.

The New York Times1d agoWhole story →

Government airline passenger rights changes

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 ClickOnDetroit1d agoWhole story →

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The FTC is sending money to people affected by GOAT marketplace’s “deceptive” policies.In 2024, the FTC alleged that GOAT didn’t mail “some priority processing orders as fast as promised” and didn’t have a system in place to honor its “Buyer Protection” policy that promised full refunds for products found to be incorrect. Last year, GOAT settled with the FTC and refunded more than $736,000, and today, the FTC is distributing payments…

The Verge2d agoWhole story →

Economy ftc refund distribution

FBI searches phones, iCloud accounts of accused fake NFL player; romance scam may have gone on for 10 yearsFederal investigators are searching six electronic devices for evidence of a dating-app fraud scheme that targeted women across multiple states over more than a decade.

The Oregonian2d agoWhole story →

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Mamdani wants to let New Yorkers sue over unfair business practices, but some biz groups aren’t soldMayor Zohran Mamdani is proposing to give workers, consumers, tenants and small businesses a new right to sue companies over unfair and abusive business

AM New York2d agoWhole story →

Government Zohran Mamdani new york consumer protection proposal

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.

Reuters2d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Economy consumer credit report

FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices. Current federal law bans most robocalls to cellphones without prior consent. The Republican-led FCC has advanced the petition for public comment and could rule on it by late October. Consumer advocacy groups…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d agoWhole story →

Government fcc robocall rule change

Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal GovernmentMAHA is winning because it is conservative: it moves markets through consumer choice, not top-down government mandates on food.

Washington Examiner2d agoWhole story →

Food fda food dye policy

Priceline to face FTC action over deceptive hotel ads, sources sayThe US Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to take action against Priceline.com owner Booking Holdings over online ads that appear to direct consumers to a hotel's site but send them to a third-party site where they are often charged extra, two ‌sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters2d agoWhole story →

Economy ftc action on priceline ads

America can’t build anything anymore. Congress is finally fixing itBipartisan Senate energy permitting reform cuts regulatory delays to lower consumer costs, rebuild the grid, and create jobs.

Washington Examiner2d agoWhole story →

Planet energy permitting reform deal

US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources sayExaminers at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gave a largely clean bill of health to most of the companies they inspected earlier this year, a light-touch approach that marked a departure from the past for the watchdog, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Reuters2d agoWhole story →

Economy cfpb oversight changes