U.S. Federal Trade Commission

An Act To create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes.

to exist; and all pending investigations and proceedings of the Bureau of Corporations shall be continued by the commission.

She started at the FTC in August 2001 as deputy director of the Bureau of Competition, and was named director of the bureau in July 2003.

He became the institute’s executive director when he returned to George Mason University after serving as one of the five Federal Trade Commission members from 2013 to 2015.

Neither Commissioner Joshua D. Wright nor Commissioner Terrell McSweeny was at the Commission at the time of the decision on the Google search investigation.

all five Commissioners (three Democrats and two Republicans) agreed that there was no legal basis for action with respect to the main focus of the investigation – search.

Some of the FTC’s staff attorneys on the search investigation raised concerns about several other Google practices. In response, the Commission obtained commitments from Google regarding certain of those practices.

During the investigation, Commission staff cooperated closely with the European Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau, both of which have closed their investigations

The Commission has unanimously voted to close its investigation into Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d’Optique) S.A.’s (“Essilor”) acquisition of Luxottica Group S.p.A. (“Luxottica”).

BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) appreciates the opportunity to comment in connection with the eighth session of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC” or the “Commission”) hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.

the Federal Trade Commission’s (“Commission”) proposal to modernize the federal premerger notification program to focus agency resources on transactions that may harm competition.

85 Fed. Reg. 77053 (December 1, 2020)

The Commission’s complaint alleges that L’Oréal advertised that Génifique and Youth Code provided anti-aging benefits by targeting users’ genes

The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Part I of the proposed order prohibits L’Oréal from making claims that any Lancôme brand or L’Oréal Paris brand facial skincare product targets or boosts the activity of genes

Part VIII provides that the order will terminate after twenty (20) years, with certain exceptions.

Under the proposed agreement, BP and Amoco would divest 134 gas stations in eight markets and nine light petroleum products terminals.

To remedy the alleged anticompetitive effects of the merger, the Proposed Order requires Respondents to divest or otherwise surrender control of:

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order that would remedy the likely anticompetitive effects of the proposed $27 billion merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. (BP Amoco) and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).

Under the terms of the order, BP Amoco would be required to divest all of ARCO's assets relating to oil production on Alaska's North Slope (ANS) to Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) or another Commission-approved purchaser.

Through a proposed consent agreement reached with the Federal Trade Commission and announced today, the $45 billion merger of Chevron Corp. (Chevron) and Texaco Inc. (Texaco), two of the world's largest integrated oil companies, would be allowed to proceed

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order with Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) and Conoco Inc. (Conoco) that would allow the merger of the two companies to proceed upon their agreement to sell certain assets and provide other relief.

1100 Appropriation 217 202 241

1700 Offsetting collections (HSR Fees) 102 150 136

1100 Appropriation 71 113 180

1700 Offsetting collections (cash) - HSR 172 304 342

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1100 Appropriation 167 141 68

1700 Offsetting collections (cash) - HSR 245 271 301

1100 Appropriation 134 97 122

1700 Offsetting collections (cash) - HSR 282 311 286

This request assumes $18 million in offsetting collections from Do Not Call fees and $286.3 million from Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) filing fees under the current fee structure, thereby reducing FTC reliance on the general fund appropriation by $304.3 million (71%)

The HSR Act requires that fees be split 50-50 between the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission reopened and set aside the final consent order involving Chevron Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Hess Corporation.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission reopened and set aside the final consent order involving Exxon Mobil Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Company.

We issue this Statement to explain the Commission’s unanimous decision to close the portion of its investigation relating to allegations that Google unfairly preferences its own content on the Google search results page and selectively demotes its competitors’ content from those results.

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Google’s Search Practices

This morning, by two bipartisan votes of 4-1 and 5-0, the Federal Trade Commission announces a comprehensive settlement of all of its competition-related investigations of Google.

On the patent issue, by a 4-1 vote, a bipartisan majority of the Commission orders Google to stop seeking to exclude competitors using essential patents

Three Federal Trade Commission members said on Wednesday they regretted the inadvertent release of part of an agency report about its 2012 antitrust probe of Google.

The agency said that it regretted the release of the documents, which were confidential and should not have been included in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Regardless, it also bears pointing out that the staff did not recommend the FTC bring suit on the central issue of search bias

in 2024, in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Civil Investigative Demand to Group subsidiaries in connection to business practices in the optical industry.

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; adoption of revised Guides.