The F.T.C. once feared Whole Foods would dominate the market for organics. Now, that looks unlikely.

The Federal Trade Commission rescinded guidance it issued 42 years ago that has allowed tobacco companies to make claims about tar and nicotine levels based on testing by a machine.

An international spam network was ordered to shut down, stopping what the authorities say was one of the most prolific spam gangs on the Internet.

Bear Stearns unit agreed to pay $28 million to settle federal charges it had deceived subprime borrowers and had engaged in abusive loan practices before the investment bank’s collapse.

The Justice Department has issued antitrust guidelines for corporate monopolies, but the Federal Trade Commission, which shares enforcement of antitrust law, refuses to endorse them.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a report detailing the pervasiveness of food marketing to children, and a coalition of food companies responded with its own report arguing they had made progress on the issue.

The growing number of automated calls has alarmed privacy lovers and those who resist commercialism.

It seemed inevitable that the Federal Trade Commission would open an antitrust investigation into Intel — even if getting to the bottom of it might be a very squishy notion.

The Federal Trade Commission asked an appeals court on Friday to reconsider its decision overturning a ruling that the computer chip company Rambus violated antitrust laws.

The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to look into accusations about Intel’s pricing reversed a previous stance that had blocked the inquiry for many months.