http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Federal_Trade_CommissionFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Federal Trade Commission from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Federal_Trade_Commission14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Federal Trade Commission from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/ftc_blogger_advertising_rules/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/ftc_blogger_advertising_rules/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission is going after bloggers, celebrities and tall tales in the first revision of its rules for endorsements and product reviews in nearly 30 years.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/28/robocall.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/28/robocall.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextStarting Tuesday, many "robocalls" from telemarketers will be illegal.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/10/mommy.bloggers.ethics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/10/mommy.bloggers.ethics/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith book deals, TV appearances and thousands of readers, moms who detail every moment of their domestic lives online produce some of the Web's most well-read blogs.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/consumers_dont_need_another_agency.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/consumers_dont_need_another_agency.fortune/index.htmIn his latest astutely staged gesture as grand economic reformer, President Obama this week directed his Treasury Department to deliver to Congress a 153-page bill creating a new agency to protect unwitting consumers against devious lenders.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/pf/saving/debt_collectors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/pf/saving/debt_collectors/index.htmAccording to the Federal Trade Commission, more complaints are lodged against the debt collection industry than any other.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/15/news/companies/ftcsuit_robocalls/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/15/news/companies/ftcsuit_robocalls/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission is attempting to shut down three companies that the agency alleges have bombarded millions of consumers since 2007 with deceptive "robocalls" to sell them phony extensions to their original vehicle warranties.Fri, 15 May 2009 17:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/news/economy/christine_varney_monopoly_buster.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/news/economy/christine_varney_monopoly_buster.fortune/index.htmChristine Varney has excellent timing. Just two days after the Obama administration's new head of antitrust enforcement announces that she will be a much tougher cop on the beat than her predecessor, the European Union says it is fining Intel $1.45 billion for using its market power to abuse its competitors.Thu, 14 May 2009 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/05/swineflu.diet.supplements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/05/swineflu.diet.supplements/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral associations in the alternative medicine industry have joined forces to warn against non-conventional remedies that claim to cure or prevent swine flu.Tue, 05 May 2009 17:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/housing_scams/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/news/economy/housing_scams/index.htmIn the wake of an Obama administration program to rescue troubled homeowners, several federal agencies are teaming up to fight mortgage and foreclosure scams, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Monday.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/12/pf/saving/scam_artists_willis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/12/pf/saving/scam_artists_willis/index.htmThe federal government's plan to revive the ailing economy is stimulating business already - for con artists at least.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/tobacco_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/tobacco_ads/index.htmTobacco companies can be sued under state laws for deceptive advertising of "light cigarettes," the Supreme Court ruled in a closely divided ruling Monday.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/pf/debt_collectors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/pf/debt_collectors/index.htmSix months after Rob Hruskoci closed his business, a debt collector called and demanded payment that day for the $5,000 balance on his business credit card.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827435,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827435,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe nation's largest food and beverage companies spent about $1.6 billion in 2006 marketing their products -- especially carbonated drinks -- to children, according to a Federal Trade Commission reportTue, 29 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLinda Avey, co-founder of genetic testing company 23andMe, says genetic information can be illuminating, but ought to be taken with a grain of saltTue, 22 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812414,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812414,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIntel says it has received a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission concerning its practices in the microprocessor marketFri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/pf/telemarketing_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/pf/telemarketing_fraud/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission unfurled Tuesday results of an enormous telemarketing fraud sweep, saying it had filed more than 180 cases that represent thousands of alleged victims and millions of dollars in losses.Tue, 20 May 2008 17:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/19/news/companies/generics_patent_settlements.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/19/news/companies/generics_patent_settlements.fortune/index.htmFor years, Big Pharma has kept competition from generic drug makers at bay by essentially paying its would-be rivals to stay out of its business. Now government watchdogs have declared war on these financial deals - a move that could bring cheaper drugs to market faster while costing giant drug developers billions in lost revenue.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1671092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1671092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA bogus e-mail warning consumers that cell phone numbers will soon be released to telemarketers is making the rounds againFri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1664180,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1664180,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national Do Not Call listFri, 21 Sep 2007 17:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/pf/bc.apfn.donotcall.expira.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/pf/bc.apfn.donotcall.expira.ap/index.htmThe cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national Do Not Call list.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/real_estate/mortgage_ad.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/real_estate/mortgage_ad.ap/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it warned more than 200 companies about "potentially deceptive" mortgage advertisements that give borrowers a false impression of the cost of home loans.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/30/markets/gas_spikes.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/30/markets/gas_spikes.ap/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it found no evidence of market manipulation by refiners and other sellers in gasoline prices - spiking at more than $3 a gallon during the summer of 2006.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/companies/wholefoods_wildoats.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/companies/wholefoods_wildoats.reut/index.htmA federal appeals court on Thursday denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission to temporarily block Whole Foods Market Inc. from merging with rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., a Whole Foods spokeswoman said.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/whole_foods.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/whole_foods.reut/index.htmWild Oats Markets Inc said Monday that its acquisition by Whole Foods Market Inc. cannot yet close since an appeals court issued a stay, which was requested by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/companies/ftc_wholefoods_merger.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/companies/ftc_wholefoods_merger.reut/index.htmU.S. antitrust authorities asked a federal court for permission to temporarily block organic grocer Whole Foods Market Inc.'s merger with rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission said Friday.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/wholefoods.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/wholefoods.reut/index.htmU.S. antitrust authorities wrapped up their arguments Wednesday against Whole Foods Market Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Wild Oats Markets Inc., telling a federal judge the deal was about eliminating competition.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/bc.wildoats.wholefoods.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/bc.wildoats.wholefoods.reut/index.htmWhole Foods Market Inc. and rival Wild Oats Markets Inc. head to court Tuesday, hoping to convince a federal judge to allow their proposed merger to proceed over the objections of U.S. antitrust authorities.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134366/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134366/index.htmWhole Foods' $5.6 billion in sales make it the largest purveyor of organic and natural food. Its planned acquisition of Wild Oats would make it even bigger, but the government wants to halt the deal. The 53-year-old founder and CEO answers your questions about the merger as well as some from Fortune's Matthew Boyle.Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/news/companies/wholefoodwildoats_flap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/news/companies/wholefoodwildoats_flap/index.htmIs the Whole Foods-Wild Oats merger dead or does the deal still have the faintest hope of a heartbeat?Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmHere's a staggering number: American consumers owe nearly two-and-a-half trillion dollars.Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/04/diet.drugs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/04/diet.drugs/index.htmlThe marketers of four weight-control pills have agreed to pay a total of at least $25 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission announced ThursdayThu, 04 Jan 2007 17:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/06/diet.trends.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/06/diet.trends.ap/index.htmlBesides extra pounds, dieters also seem to carry a hefty independent streak. A survey finds that 70 percent of Americans who are trying to lose weight are following their own diet plans and have no interest in seeking a doctor's help.Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/11/01/8392428/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/11/01/8392428/index.htmLike any reasonable person, John Niggeling, 56, deletes e-mails from African dictators offering him a share of their fortunes. He ignores print ads promising thousands of dollars a week working fro... Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/gatefold_commands/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/gatefold_commands/index.htmlSimple, cost-effective steps to prevent data theftTue, 24 Oct 2006 11:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/real_estate/FTC_charges_Austin_realtors_with_antitrust/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/real_estate/FTC_charges_Austin_realtors_with_antitrust/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Thursday that the Austin Board of Realtors agreed to end a policy the FTC claims violates anti-trust laws and harms consumers by inflating costs.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/06/01/8378600/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/06/01/8378600/index.htmREBATES WOULD SEEM TO BE THE PERFECT SALES TOOL. The promised savings bring in customers, many of whom never claim the rebate that drew them. University of South Carolina professor Timothy Silk est... Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/pf/credit_scams/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/pf/credit_scams/index.htmGovernment regulators are cracking down on companies that claim to remove negative information from consumer credit reports.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmIf you're looking for a loan, it's a very scary time. Interest rates are on the rise and with them, mortgage delinquencies are increasing.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmWe're all subject to life's little frustrations. Take, for example, those annoying subscription cards that fall out of magazines. It's enough to drive you batty.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/08/pf/armchair_idtheft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/08/pf/armchair_idtheft/index.htmDear Armchair Millionaire: I just discovered that my identity was stolen. I'm in a bit of a panic -- what should I do to protect myself?Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251197/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251197/index.htmEvery year an estimated 25 million people, or one out of every 10 Americans, are the victims of consumer fraud. Their collective losses: some $40 billion from telemarketing scams alone. Widespread ...Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/fraud.crackdown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/fraud.crackdown/index.htmlAuthorities have cracked down on scores of "scam artists" across the United States who cheated thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars with illegal business ventures, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmWhen the CEO spells out his vision for a company, and the market buys into that strategy, pushing the company stock up from the teens to $77 in less than a year, what would you expect to happen when that vision actually starts materializing?Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/17/news/midcaps/ftc_targets.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/17/news/midcaps/ftc_targets.dj/index.htmFederal regulators are targeting what they say is an elusive culprit contributing to the soaring hospital costs of recent years: mergers, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported.Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/11/news/midcaps/ftc_porn_spam/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/11/news/midcaps/ftc_porn_spam/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission charged a group of individuals and companies Tuesday with spamming sexually explicit advertisements that are against the law.Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/10/01/8186600/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/10/01/8186600/index.htm»CHECKING OUT Starting Oct. 28, your checks will be processed much more quickly, thanks to a federal law allowing banks to use electronic images of checks instead of waiting days to receive paper v...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/08/01/376507/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/08/01/376507/index.htm"You'll be spammed if we do and spammed if we don't" --Federal Trade Commission spokesman on why the agency won't launch a do-not-spam registry, for fear spammers will target the list Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/09/pf/security_idtheft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/09/pf/security_idtheft/index.htmYou've been duplicated.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/24/news/economy/call_list/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/24/news/economy/call_list/index.htmNot all telemarketers have gotten the hint that consumers really don't want to take their calls.Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/technology/spam_list/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/technology/spam_list/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it won't endorse a national 'do-not-e-mail' registry, saying current plans are so flawed they might actually boost the amount of junk e-mail.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/19/technology/ftc_spam/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/19/technology/ftc_spam/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission plans to require that pornographic e-mail spam carry explicit messages in what amounts to an electronic version of the plain brown wrapper, a person familar with the plan said.Wed, 19 May 2004 15:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/05/news/midcaps/do_not_call/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/05/news/midcaps/do_not_call/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against National Consumer Council (NCC), alleging the debt negotiation program violated telemarketing rules by calling consumers on the national do-not-call registry, the agency said Wednesday.Wed, 05 May 2004 14:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/22/pf/ftc_identity_theft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/22/pf/ftc_identity_theft/index.htmThe number of individuals falling victim to identity theft has soared while the Internet continues to prove a lucrative breeding ground for shady operators who are able to steal millions from unwitting victims.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/16/hln.fit.fitness.equipment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/16/hln.fit.fitness.equipment/index.htmlIf you plan to purchase exercise equipment to fulfill on one of your New Year's resolutions, there are a few things you need to know, experts say.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/05/01/341327/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/05/01/341327/index.htmJust because you're afraid of having your identity stolen doesn't mean you're paranoid. Last year 161,819 people notified the Federal Trade Commission that they'd been victims of identity theft--an...Thu, 01 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321658/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321658/index.htmFor the 31,147 angry consumers who filed telemarketing-related complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year, help is on the way: The agency has proposed the creation of a national "do not...Wed, 01 May 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/01/01/294196/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/01/01/294196/index.htmWhen it comes to putting your faith in an online retailer, we know firsthand how easy it is to be burned. Two of the websites we recommended last month for holiday gifts, Pets.com and Garden.com, h...Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291523/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291523/index.htmJohn Kerry can relate. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is also a former small business man who ran his own bakery at Boston's Faneuil Hall Market. So when the following tale was told at a...Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286141/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286141/index.htmAlthough there are no statistics on the prevalence of identify theft, experts say that the fraudulent use of names, Social Security numbers or credit cards is on the rise. What's certain is that ma...Fri, 01 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/05/01/279453/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/05/01/279453/index.htmBo Corby couldn't believe his eyes: Looking through the telephone bills of his ten-person business, Simulator Training Inc. in Seattle, he found charges from a mysterious outfit in Minnesota called...Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/1999/11/01/270073/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/1999/11/01/270073/index.htmAre the words "Internet privacy" an oxymoron? Some folks think so--including Scott McNealy, CEO of hardware giant Sun Microsystems. In January, the notoriously motor-mouthed McNealy told a group of...Mon, 01 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/10/01/248946/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/10/01/248946/index.htmWhat's the biggest phone gripe these days? It's not slamming (finding your long-distance service switched without permission). It's "cramming," a rapidly growing phenomenon in which charges for unw...Thu, 01 Oct 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244164/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244164/index.htmDoes the U.S. government care about our economy? It's a fair question, given that: (a) The Justice Department and 20 states are working to shackle Microsoft, one of the nation's most successful com...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/06/01/243355/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/06/01/243355/index.htmAn official-looking piece of mail from the Credit Card Bureau of America came to our attention recently, urging its recipient to phone a "credit monitoring hotline" for important credit report info...Mon, 01 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/11/01/233092/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/11/01/233092/index.htmSince MONEY ran its investigative report on Americans' eroding personal privacy last August, many of you have written to us demanding government action to protect your secrets (see Your Letters, pa...Sat, 01 Nov 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/09/29/232067/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/09/29/232067/index.htmWashington is like a magic show: It's all about illusion. Everywhere you look, it seems another industry is being deregulated. But behind the veil, plenty of strings are still attached. Looser cont...Mon, 29 Sep 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230208/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230208/index.htmInvestment scams come in all stripes and sizes. The phony sweepstakes promising free trips to Hawaii, the eel farm offering outrageous returns, and the Florida real estate that turns out to be a sw...Mon, 18 Aug 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229204/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229204/index.htmLast month's sweeping tobacco settlement appears to herald a new era in which heavily regulated cigarette makers must disclose the true health hazards of their products and make do without popular ...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/14/224986/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/14/224986/index.htmThe proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot is being subjected to unusually close scrutiny--from bureaucrats, businessmen, and antitrust junkies everywhere. 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