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Computer financing firms settle FTC charges Two related companies that offer to finance the purchase of PCs to consumers with poor credit ratings have agreed to pay up to $5 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that they violated a federal lending law and sometimes failed to deliver the c Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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FTC data: Telcos, banks are top targets for ID theft Compromised accounts within just 25 companies account for nearly half of the identity theft complaints filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to recently released FTC data compiled by the University of California, Berkeley. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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FTC settles breach complaint with student lender The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled a complaint against student lender Goal Financial after allegations that the company failed to safeguard personal data.Goal Financial allowed two employees to Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Bits: Venture Financing Drops for Youngest Companies In an ominous sign, venture capital firms are cutting back on their investments in companies at their earliest stage of development to provide extra financing for later-stage companies. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Airlines Settle Cargo Price-Fixing Case Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific Airways, Martinair Holland and SAS Cargo Group have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges of price fixing on cargo rates. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Four Airlines Settle Antitrust Case Four international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping prices. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Ex-Enron Official to Pay Millions to Settle A former top executive of Enron is paying $31.5 million to settle charges that he used inside information to profit illegally from sales of thousands of shares of company stock in 2001. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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UBS to Settle Securities Case for $19.4B UBS agrees to a $19.4B buyback to settle charges that it misled investors. Home > Rss Directory > Business > ABC News |
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FTC Opens Formal Probe Into Intel's Business Practices - Washington Post Fresh NewsFTC Opens Formal Probe Into Intel's Business PracticesWashington Post�- 1 hour agoBy Peter Whoriskey The Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal probe into Intel Corp.'s business practices, following complaints that the world's largest chipmaker had used Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Democrats: McCain Financing Questionable - The Associated Press Boston GlobeDemocrats: McCain Financing QuestionableThe Associated Press - 5 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Party officials want a federal judge to order an investigation into whether Sen. John McCain violated election laws by withdrawing from public financing, Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Opts Out of Public Financing In a video message to supporters, Sen. Barack Obama announced he would opt out of the public financing system for the presidential election, effectively forgoing more than $80 million in public funds.Wrote Obama: "It's not an easy decision, and especially because I support a robust syst Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Computer software terms 'unfair' Some of the world's biggest computer firms are accused of imposing unfair contracts on people buying software. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > BBC |
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Company suing OLPC wants $20 million to settle A company suing the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Association for patent infringement has asked for $20 million to settle claims that the nonprofit had copied its keyboard.Lagos Analysis Corp., or Lancor, is still Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Two companies settle software copyright claims Two companies, a door manufacturer and a dental laboratory network, have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle Business Software Alliance (BSA) claims that they had unlicensed software on their computers. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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FTC and DoJ will fight for the right to rule on YaMicrohoosoft! Online ads vs. Windows scrap !!!!! Would YaMircohoosoft! hamper market competition? If Jerry Yang finally agrees to be swallowed by Steve Ballmer, that's a question for regulators in the US as well as the EU. But first, another question needs answering: Which US regulator will review the acquisit Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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McCain Prepares to Abandon Public Financing "With the Republican presidential nomination within reach," Sen. John McCain is "reshaping his campaign to press on without public financing that could limit his spring spending," reports The Politico. McCain's "rejection of the presidential public financing program he once defended i Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Calls Public Financing System "Creaky" Sen. Barack Obama said the system of public financing presidential elections is "creaky" and needs to be updated, according to the Associated Press, "offering another possible argument for bypassing the three-decades-old system that has helped pay campaigns for the White House."Said O Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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EA makes deal with FTC to wait on Take-Two deal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc said on Wednesday it agreed with the Federal Trade Commission not to buy rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc until regulators end a probe, or 45 days pass, after EA complies with an FTC information request. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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FTC Starts Formal Probe of Intel The Federal Trade Commission, under new leadership, reverses course and begins a formal investigation of Intel and alleged anti-competitive practices. Intel says it's been cooperating with the FTC for years and that its business practices "are well within U.S. law." Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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FTC Starts Formal Probe of Intel The Federal Trade Commission, under new leadership, reverses course and begins a formal investigation of Intel and alleged anti-competitive practices. Intel says it's been cooperating with the FTC for years and that its business practices "are well within U.S. law." Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |