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Three men arrested in $14 million gift card scheme where they stole from 10 stores a day for months, officials say

The suspects were accused of gift card cloning, which involves stealing money loaded onto gift cards after shoppers buy them

The Independent UK

A Bipartisan Push to Revive a 1930s Law Could Make Grocery Prices Even Higher

If the government revives the Robinson-Patman Act to force suppliers into charging small and large retailers the same price for vastly different quantities of the same product, that will mean higher prices.

Reason

Instacart’s Pricing Tests Spark Backlash... But Investors Didn't Care

Following Instacart’s penalty for unlawful surveillance pricing, the stock immediately bounced back as investors focused on the company’s long-term potential.

MarketBeat

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Instacart Is Under Investigation. Should You Buy the Dip in CART Stock?

With Instacart facing intense regulatory scrutiny, is this dip a buying opportunity or a warning sign to stay on the sidelines?

Barchart

Instacart Agrees to $60 Million Refund to Customers Over Hidden Fees and Misleading Marketing

Instacart will refund $60 million after the FTC found the company misled shoppers with hidden fees, unclear subscriptions, and misleading delivery promises.

International Business Times

Firings, and Tariffs, and Trump, Oh My!

Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh are still chewing over Justice Gorsuch's questions from the tariffs case.

Reason

Instacart will pay customers $60 million in settlement over ‘false advertising’

Instacart denied allegations of wrongdoing but said it reached a settlement in order to move forward and focus on its business

The Independent UK

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Sinking And Floating Liquidation

Continuing the debate over liquidation from Bruen to Slaughter.

Reason

Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon

The only thing the Federal Trade Commission and European Commission succeeded in doing was transferring ownership of iRobot from an American company to a Chinese one.

Reason

‘You are not getting it back’: The wrong edible arrangement order accidentally ends up on a Missouri woman’s doorstep. Then the company shows up

A St. Louis content creator ended up with the wrong Edible Arrangements order at her door. Instead of receiving the gift she was supposed to get, she received an order of 50 chocolate-covered strawberries.

The Mary Sue

Uber could face billions in penalties across US after ‘deceptive billing and cancellation practices’

In some cases, Uber customers allegedly had to go through more than 30 actions to cancel their subscription

The Independent UK

‘Costco would never’: Denver woman buys herself a tennis bracelet from Sam’s Club. Then the store managers ‘test it’ when she goes to return it

One TikToker has some “piping hot tea” about a product at Sam’s Club. The diamond tennis bracelets available online might just be fake, according to her testimony.

The Mary Sue

ChatGPT Can Drive Vulnerable People Into Psychiatric Ward, Doctors Warn

AI chatbots are banned in California from posing as doctors, but experts warn of dangerous loopholes.

International Business Times UK

Has Hollywood come calling? Don’t pick up, government warns

Another scam that’s surging right now is where real people post up outside military-focused banks and credit unions like USAA and Navy Federal. They’ll offer a sad story and ask for financial help via bank transfer

The Independent UK

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Reason

Legislative Vetoes for Independent Agencies

Congress tried to claw back the FTC's powers in 1980 through a legislative veto, but Chadha rendered that "bargain" unconstitutional.

Reason

SCOTUS Sounds Ready To Let Trump Fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter

Plus: It's the final day of Reason's webathon.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: US supreme court appears set to back Trump’s power to fire independent board members

Court appears to be split down partisan lines in favor of historic expansion of executive power – key US politics stories from 8 December 2025

Reason

Donald Trump Says He'll 'Be Involved' in Choosing Who Gets To Merge With Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance is banking on the Ellison family's relationship with Trump following Netflix outbidding the company to acquire Warner Bros.

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The Independent UK

Weight-loss drug customers were caught up in telehealth scam. Here’s how to avoid being a victim

Federal Trade Commission crackdown on company selling GLP-1 is a reminder of the dangers consumers face when purchasing trending treatments online

The Guardian - US

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

Axios

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.

The Mary Sue

‘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.

Axios

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.

Roll Call

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.

Benzinga

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.

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