US supreme court appears set to back Trump on FTC firing in major expansion of power Conservative justices seem to signal support for president over move to fire Democrat Rebecca Slaughter in March The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025
Supreme Court seems ready to let Trump fire independent commissioners A win for the president would be a major blow to a 90-year-old precedent. Axios · Dec 8, 2025
‘Whoa’: Woman buys Visa prepaid holiday gift card from Dollar Tree. Then she opens the package and sees an Ulta gift card instead As the holiday season approaches, more people are heading off to buy gift cards for friends and family. The Mary Sue · Dec 8, 2025
The Supreme Court case that could hand Trump unchecked power to fire agency heads The court will decide if presidents can fire agency heads at will. Axios · Dec 8, 2025
Supreme Court sounds open to presidential firing of agency officials - Roll Call The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to give presidents more power to remove officials from the FTC and similar agencies. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2025
Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Alleged Price Fixing In Meat, Seed And Fertilizer Industries Amid Serious Affordability Crisis Warning President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating food-supply-chain security task forces within the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address risks from price fixing and other anti-competitive practices. Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025
Warner Bros. Accepts Netflix's $83 Billion Bid, but Antitrust Threats Still Loom If antitrust regulators allow the deal to go through, consumers stand to benefit from a less expensive Netflix–HBO Max bundle. Reason · Dec 5, 2025
Abbott v. LULAC and Trump v. Anderson Both cases attempted to hijack the Fourteenth Amendment to help one political party. Reason · Dec 5, 2025
D.C. Circuit Upholds Presidential Removal of MSPB and NLRB Members On the eve of Trump v. Slaughter, the D.C. Circuit offers a way to distinguish Humphrey's Executor. Reason · Dec 5, 2025
Protect Yourself From These 5 Zelle Scams in 2026 As Zelle makes it easier than ever to send money, it also becomes easier than ever to lose cash to the wrong people. Here are five common Zelle scams to avoid. GOBankingRates · Dec 4, 2025
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing - Roll Call The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
5 Key Signs You’ve Been Hacked — and What To Do Next To Protect Your Money Spot the warning signs of a hack and learn what steps to take immediately to protect your money and secure your financial accounts. GOBankingRates · Dec 4, 2025
US schools face big price swings for basics under Amazon’s ‘dynamic pricing’, report claims Amazon calls the report ‘flawed and misleading’ and says it offers lower prices than competitors The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2025
AI Won't Save Your Failing Dealership. Not Being an Awful Human Will There are two things that Americans can agree on: Public lands are good, and dealerships suck. But this article touting how AI will save dealerships fails to address why we hate them. RideApart · Dec 4, 2025
Reason · Dec 2, 2025 Federal Trade Commission Staff Endorses Proposal to End American Bar Association Monopoly on Law School Accreditation FTC staff support the proposal by the Texas Supreme Court to allow for alternative means of accreditation.
The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025 John Roberts has badly weakened our democracy. Will he ever stand up to Trump? Under the chief justice, the US supreme court has bolstered authoritarian agendas while undercutting the voice of voters
Kiplinger · Dec 1, 2025 I'm a Cross-Border Financial Adviser: 5 Things I Wish Americans Knew About Taxes Before Moving to Portugal Moving to Portugal might not be the clean financial break you expect due to U.S. tax obligations, foreign investment risks, lower investment yields and more.
GOBankingRates · Nov 25, 2025 Stop Financial Scams Now: 4 Expert Tips from Suze Orman Scams targeting seniors are surging, as the FTC reported $445M lost in 2024 alone. Get Suze Orman’s prevention tips, from verifying accounts to reporting scams.
The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025 Europe loosens reins on AI – and US takes them off EU and US unshackle regulations in quest for growth, and is the AI bubble about to burst? Not yet, says Nvidia
MarketBeat · Nov 23, 2025 Meta Wins FTC Fight, Keeps Instagram Growth Machine Intact Meta Platforms has put the potential loss of Instagram and WhatsApp in the rearview mirror, maintaining vital sources of current and potential growth.
TechRadar · Nov 21, 2025 Amazon starts Prime payouts from $2.5 billion settlement – here's how the refunds work and when you might get one Amazon's started paying out $1.5 billion of its record-breaking settlement with the FTC which is earmarked to refund Prime customers.
International Business Times · Nov 20, 2025 Amazon Begins Issuing Prime Refunds After $2.5 Billion FTC Settlement The agreement, one of the largest consumer protection settlements in the FTC's history, includes $1 billion in civil penalties and $1.5 billion set aside for consumer refunds.
Benzinga · Nov 20, 2025 Amazon Is Sending Automatic Refunds To Millions After Record $2.5 Billion FTC Settlement: Here's What You Must Do To Claim Yours On Wednesday, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) began issuing automatic refunds to millions of customers as part of a sweeping $2.5 billion settlement with federal regulators.
Tom’s Guide · Nov 20, 2025 Amazon's $1.5 billion settlement payments rolling out now — how to get yours Learn how to claim your Amazon Prime settlement refund.
Reason · Nov 19, 2025 Meta's Victory Over the Federal Trade Commission Shows the Market Moves Faster Than Antitrust Enforcement The decision ends the witch hunt begun under the first Trump administration.