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Business accused of operating 'massive pyramid scheme'
Attorney General Jack Conway and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced today they have taken legal action against Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, an alleged global pyramid scheme operating since 2001 from its corporate headquarters in Lexington. The...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Consumers, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Laws
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Anthem halts plan to require some drug purchases by mail
Anthem Blue Cross is backing off a decision to require some policyholders to buy their prescription drugs from a single mail-order pharmacy — a requirement that the California attorney general's office said may be illegal. Anthem, California's...Tags: Heart Disease, Healthcare Provider, Chemical Industry, Bipolar Disorder, Pharmaceuticals
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Apple, Android combine for almost 90% of U.S. smartphone market
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.The latest smartphone figures show Apple and Android phones have taken nearly complete control of the U.S. smartphone market, with almost 90% combined market share. A report by comScore shows that as of November, Apple and Android devices accounted...Tags: Computer Hardware, HTC Corp., Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc.
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More health, less sugar and spending in food advertising to kids
Marketers selling food to children and teens spent 20% less in 2009 than they did in 2006 and are making "modest nutritional improvements" to the products they promote, according to a new government report. Advertisers shelled out nearly $1.8 billion to...
Tags: Movies, Olive Garden, Food Industry, Marketing, Consumers
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Consumers need better way to fix credit reporting errors
About 10 million consumers, through no fault of their own, have serious errors on their credit reports, raising troubling questions about people's ability to secure loans and the fairness of interest rates they're charged. In the first study of its...Tags: Mortgages, Chicago Mortgages, Equifax Incorporated, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Consumers
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Credit report errors can cost you
A young Poconos man nearly was in tears when we talked about his credit reports. He said his father's medical debts mistakenly were showing up on his reports, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get them removed. He was trying to get loans to...Tags: Media Industry, Allentown, National Government, Equifax Incorporated, Credit and Debt
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FTC says 5.2% of consumers had significant errors on credit reports
WASHINGTON -- About one in 20 consumers had significant errors on their credit reports that could cause them to pay more for auto loans and other financial products, according to a Federal Trade Commission report released Monday. The study also found...Tags: Equifax Incorporated, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Finance, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance
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Feds call on app makers to take privacy more seriously
Federal regulators have warned the mobile-app industry that if it doesn't take people's privacy more seriously, lawmakers will likely lower the boom. The Federal Trade Commission is urging smartphone and tablet app developers to include "do not track"...
Tags: Consumers, Computer Hardware, Business
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Anthem's mail-order policy may have crossed a legal line
Anthem Blue Cross may be breaking California law by requiring some policyholders to buy their prescription drugs from a single mail-order pharmacy, according to the state attorney general's office. Anthem, the state's largest for-profit health insurer,...
Tags: HIV, Heart Disease, Healthcare Provider, Chemical Industry, Bipolar Disorder
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Kevin Hunt: How To Be A Less Wimpy (And Smarter) Consumer In 2013
The Hartford CourantIt's too late for a 2012 makeover. Here are a few ways to make yourself a better, bolder consumer in 2013: >> Fire your bank. Don't like all the charges and fees? Say goodbye. Then shop around. A local credit union might be the best place for big-bank...Tags: Hulu, Equifax Incorporated, Consumers, Personal Finance, Theft
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Microsoft criticizes Google's proposed settlement with FTC
For two years, Microsoft Corp. has urged antitrust regulators to crack down on arch rival Google Inc. Now that the Federal Trade Commission is poised to allow Google to emerge from the antitrust probe without having to make major changes, Microsoft is...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, YouTube, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Social Media, Antitrust Issues
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Google Maps is not blocking Windows Phone, Google says
Google is denying reports online Friday that say the company started blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps amid tension in its relationship with Microsoft. Nothing has changed with the Google Maps service, the company told The Times....
Tags: YouTube, Companies and Corporations, Antitrust Issues, Microsoft Corporation, Networking
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