TV maker secretly tracked consumers’ viewing habits
/ February 7, 2017 / 0 comments
RENTON, N.J. – Television manufacturer Vizio and a subsidiary will pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that they secretly tracked consumers’ viewing habits and sold the ...
OPINION: Groups Sue FTC, Charge Agency Has Failed To Protect Consumers From Used Car Recall Danger
/ February 7, 2017 / 0 comments
By Christopher Jensen Forbes — Five consumer groups are suing the Federal Trade Commission over the agency’s December decision to allow automakers to say “certified” used vehicles ...
America’s Most Hated Companies
/ January 20, 2017 / 0 comments
(24/7 Wall St.) — When Time Warner Cable merged with Charter Communications earlier this year and the new public-facing operation rebranded, changing its name to Spectrum, it was ...
US Announces $5.3 bn Settlement with Credit Suisse
/ January 20, 2017 / 0 comments
Washington (AFP) – US authorities on Wednesday announced a $5.28 billion settlement with the European banking giant Credit Suisse, adding to the list of loose ends being wrapped ...
Costco to pay $11.75 million over lax U.S. pharmacy controls
/ January 20, 2017 / 0 comments
(Reuters) – Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) will pay $11.75 million to resolve claims that some of its pharmacies filled improper or incomplete prescriptions for controlled ...
VW pleads guilty to US criminal charges, pays $4.3 bn in ‘dieselgate’
/ January 20, 2017 / 0 comments
New York (AFP) – Volkswagen AG will plead guilty to three criminal charges and pay a total $4.3 billion in fines to settle the emissions cheating scandal known as ...