$12.5 billion lost to fraud in 2024; top scams revealed
The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping ...
‘They will rue the day — there is no Versace without Donatella’: Insider claims fashion legend pushed out of her own company
Fashion insiders say it’s a “big mistake…huge” to oust Donatella Versace out of her family company after it was announced the ...
The FTC has enough staff to pursue its case against Amazon after all
The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have any staffing issues that will impact its ability to face Amazon in trial after all, ...
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
FTC lawyer Jonathan Cohen asked a federal judge during a hearing on Wednesday to delay the September trial and relax ...
Chaos around Social Security could create an opportunity for scammers
Changes afoot at the Social Security Administration could open the door to scammers trying to prey on the fears of older ...
The drugstore industry is struggling. Here's what could be in its future.
But as the drugstore chain (WBA) prepares to go private and its rival CVS Health Inc. (CVS) experiments with smaller stores, some analysts and researchers see a possible future with even fewer ...
FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The feds want to grill Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month during the antitrust trial seeking to unwind its Instagram ...
Scammers target shoppers with fake $500 gift cards, Newton police warn
Gift cards placed on vehicles in a Massachusetts shopping plaza parking lot this week were, in fact, too good to be true, according to police.
Trump warns of a 200% tariff on EU alcoholic products
President Donald Trump threatened the European Union Thursday with a retaliatory 200% tariff on all the alcoholic products it ...
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial
The Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ...
FTC says Americans lost $12 billion to scams last year and these were the worst ones — here's how to stay safe
An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...
7 ways to safeguard your money as the Trump administration weakens consumer protections
"It's sending a strong message that the CFPB is not here for consumers anymore; that under the Trump administration, the CFPB is here to give out pardons for violating the law," Erin Witte, director ...