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Toys R Us to pay $1.3 million for violating FTC order

Toys 'R' Us has agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty for violating a 1998 order that barred it from pushing suppliers to refuse to sell to competitors or from urging limits to those sales, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
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Intel and FTC talk settlement of market abuse suit

Intel and the Federal Trade Commission filed motions on Monday to suspend trial proceedings while both negotiate settlement of a lawsuit, in which the agency accused the company of abusing its market dominance.
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Countrywide settles FTC charges for $108 million

Countrywide Financial Corp, the mortgage lender that became synonymous with risky lending practices, has agreed to pay $108 million to settle government charges that two Countrywide mortgage servicing companies misled and overcharged consumers.
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Lawmakers ask FTC to look into Google Wi-Fi data

Two lawmakers who co-chair the House Privacy Caucus asked the Federal Trade Commission if Google broke the law in collecting WiFi and other Internet data while taking photographs for its Street View product.
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Pru gets South Korea anti-trust nod for AIA deal: FTC

Britain's Prudential Plc has secured South Korean anti-trust approval for its planned $35.5 billion takeover of American International Group Inc's Asian life insurance business, a Korean Fair Trade Commission official said. told Reuters on Thursday.
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Prudential gets Korea anti-trust nod for AIA deal: FTC

Prudential Plc has secured South Korean anti-trust approval for its planned $35.5 billion takeover of American International Group Inc's Asian life insurance business, a Korean Fair Trade Commission official told Reuters on Thursday.
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Advocacy groups urge FTC to bar Google-AdMob deal

Two advocacy groups asked U.S. antitrust regulators on Monday to block Google's purchase of AdMob, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones, on antitrust grounds and to address privacy issues raised by the deal.
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Green Mountain withdraws Diedrich filing with US FTC

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR.O) voluntarily withdrew its filing with the antitrust division of the Federal Trade Commission regarding its purchase of Diedrich Coffee Inc (DDRX.O) after consultation with the regulator.
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Google says AdMob deal gets FTC review

Google Inc (GOOG.O) said its $750 million purchase of AdMob won't close right away as antitrust regulators seek more information about its competitive impact on the nascent mobile advertising market.
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FTC sues Intel for abusing market dominance

The U.S. government accused Intel Corp of illegally using its market dominance to stifle competition, in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the marketing practices that have helped maintain Intel's status as the world's biggest chip maker.
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FTC sues chip giant Intel

The U.S. government filed suit against Intel Corp on Wednesday, alleging that the chip giant illegally used its dominance of the market for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.
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FTC urges privacy policy for Google books

Google Inc should develop a privacy policy for its plan to digitize millions of books that limits use of consumer data, the Federal Trade Commission said in a letter to the company.

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