(Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday challenged police body camera maker Axon Enterprise Inc’s (O:) completed acquisition of rival Vievu, saying it allowed the company to impose substantial price increases. The FTC’s announcement it was issuing an administrative complaint came hours after Axon sued the agency inRead More →
Facebook Inc. shares were down sharply Thursday on a report the Federal Trade Commission is weighing a preliminary injunction as early as next month against the social-networking giant FB, -3.00% amid antitrust concerns over how its products interact. Federal regulators are closely monitoring how Facebook integrates its apps – specifically,Read More →
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested for more information from AbbVie Inc (N:) and botox maker Allergan Plc (N:) on their $63 billion deal, the companies said on Friday. AbbVie and Allergan said they still expect the deal to close in early 2020, and were cooperatingRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a sign advertising Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai By Stephen Nellis and Sayanti Chakraborty (Reuters) – Qualcomm (NASDAQ:) Inc won a partial stay against the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. FederalRead More →
Happy Thursday, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance This is why loneliness and dating apps are such a bad match New research highlights what people likely to become addicted to apps like Tinder and Hinge have in common. Parents are spending hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars decorating theirRead More →
The $700 million Equifax data-breach settlement presents a relatively simple choice to affected consumers: Would you rather get paid $125, or go for the 10 years of free credit monitoring? On Twitter TWTR, +3.20% and Facebook FB, -1.43% , plenty of people say that’s not even a question: They’llRead More →
Remember that $125 you could have gotten from the Equifax Inc. data-breach settlement? Yeah, never mind. The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that, due to an overwhelming response, cash payments aren’t going to be anywhere near $125 each, and urged consumers to sign up for the free credit monitoring offeredRead More →
