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FTC Refuses to Overturn Ban Preventing Oil Company Founder From Serving on Exxon Mobil Board
But the agency set aside Pioneer Natural Resources founder Scott Sheffield's request on technical grounds, saying he made the ...
Trump's FTC Chairman Is Becoming MAGA’s Answer to Lina Khan
To American business leaders who hoped that Donald Trump’s return to the White House would immediately usher in an era of ...
FTC denies Sheffield's petition to set aside order barring him from Exxon board
Pioneer Natural Resources founder Scott Sheffield's challenge of a Biden-era order barring him from Exxonl's board after its ...
Ex-Pioneer CEO cannot challenge order barring him from Exxon board, FTC says
Scott Sheffield, the founder and former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, cannot directly challenge a Biden-era order barring ...
Consumers win in Big Tech antitrust cases
Big tech monopolies can lead to higher ad costs and less innovation. Can you imagine your life without Google? Google Search, ...
How Google Killed OpenAI’s $3 Billion Deal Without an Acquisition
In the high-stakes battle for AI supremacy, Big Tech has found a new weapon: buying a company’s brainpower without buying the ...
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The fight over 'click to cancel' isn't over
You can subscribe to almost anything with just a click these days — wine clubs, pet food, therapy, underwear, the list is ...
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Sheffield’s Fight for Exxon Board Seat Isn’t Over Yet
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has denied a petition from Scott Sheffield, founder and former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, seeking to overturn a 2024 order barring him from serving on Ex ...
'Are You Really Free If Your Groceries Are So Expensive You Can't Afford Them?' Asks Former FTC Chair Lina Khan, Challenging Corporate Power
For years, Americans have been told the free market is working just fine. But former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan ...
How Big Business killed the ‘click-to-cancel’ FTC rule, which would have saved consumers billions
The FTC's 'click to cancel' rule would have wiped out a practice that allowed some businesses to scam their customers. That's ...
Judge Slaps Down FCC Rule That Would’ve Made It Easy to Cancel Your Subscriptions
On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited rule would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to ...
Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation
A federal appeals court today struck down a "click-to-cancel" rule that would have required companies to make cancelling ...