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Inflation rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.7% for the year ending in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in an update to the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge. Economists ...

On Thursday, Amazon agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a total of $2.5 billion. The settlement is one of the largest in FTC history, with $1 billion going ...

Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its Prime subscription to settle a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission. The company ...

Google today updated the 2.5 Flash model available in the Gemini app across three areas. All responses now benefit from improved organization and formatting, like the use of headers, lists, and tables ...

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Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.

Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime. The settlement ...

Google updates Gemini 2.5 Flash with clearer step-by-step help, more structured responses, and stronger image understanding, now live in the Gemini app. Gemini 2.5 Flash adds step-by-step guidance ...

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago. By Karen Weise and Cecilia Kang Reporting from Seattle and Washington Amazon ...

Amazon will pay a $1 billion civil penalty—the largest ever in an FTC rule-violation case—and provide $1.5 billion in refunds to customers. reading time 2 minutes Despite Jeff Bezos’s attempts to stay ...