Although there are numerous histories of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there has been little focus on sub-organizations of the FTC. While this history of one sub-organization, the Bureau of Economics, is a description of the role of economists in antitrust and consumer protection, it ...
talks us through the six books that made the 2024 shortlist, from the voyage of an English diplomat to Mughal India to the intimacy of a South African marriage, from the barbarity of the slave trade in the 18th century to the history of an institution that provides free health care to al...
UL begins operating an airworthiness testing program and is the first national organization in the world to certify airplanes for use. UL’s success in this approach sets the stage leading up to the introduction and passage of the federal Air Commerce Act in 1926, which eventually leads to the...
When you land on a franchise concept know the requirements of the business. The franchisor will provide a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) document called theFranchise Disclosure Document (FDD). It is filed annually to certify the details of the franchise business. Both parties should review and di...
a record which would not be surpassed for 39 years. The crash focused attention on the securities industry and led to several important reforms. To supplement the NYSE’s own self-regulatory activities, the U.S. Congress in 1934 created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate operation...
题目听力原文: Identity theft is considered one of the top crimes in the United States. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that ten million Americans become victims of identity theft each year. (32) Identity thieves steal personal information. They collect Social Security numb...
The first critical step in this uncertain path was taken in 1849 when, as part of an effort to ‘sanitize’ the Bights of Benin and Biafra, which were notorious for the slave trade, the British created a consulate for the two Bights. From here, one thing led to another for the British...
3.2 Community with a Shared Future for Humanity: Path toward Well-being for All In the spring of 1999, NATO military aircraft flew over Belgrade, then capital of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, launching continuous air strikes that left over 10,000 people dead or injured. Twenty-two years...
For example, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a new "Junk Fees Rule" in late 2024 to prohibit businesses from burying extra fees in event ticket prices and hotel rates.1 Deregulation proponents argue that overbearing legislation reduces investment opportunity and stymies economic growth, causing ...
By regulating various financial activities and transactions, such as theFederal Trade Commission's(FTC) oversight ofmergers and acquisitions (M&A), Uncle Sam is said to have "had his say" or "given his stamp of approval." Source: Wikimedia. The character of Uncle Sam has been widely used i...