Nation Apr 29 Mexican consumer law helps man snag $28,000 earrings for $28 after Cartier pricing mishap By Leyla Hayes
Politics Dec 08 WATCH: Senate subcommittee holds hearing on protecting kids on Instagram Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, on Wednesday faced off with senators angry over revelations of how the photo-sharing platform can harm some young users and demanding that the company commit to making changes. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Nation Mar 22 ‘Wild West’ tax prep industry draws scrutiny of regulators Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services when getting tax preparation help, according to new federal data raising concerns among regulators about whether consumers are fully informed about the… By Hope Yen, Associated Press
Nation Jun 13 Watch Companies tracking our online footsteps should be more transparent, says FTC Companies known as data brokers know a lot about you and the information you share online, including your interests, political preferences, religious affiliations and spending activities. The Federal Trade Commission is now raising questions about the transparency of this industry. By PBS News Hour
Nation May 31 Watch FTC report warns consumers about big data brokers The Federal Trade Commission issued a report this week suggesting consumer protections be put in place to combat the collection and selling of consumer information. “Big data” companies collect and sell billions of bits of information about all aspects of… By PBS News Hour
Jan 18 Watch Were criminal gangs involved in the Target security breach? By PBS News Hour New information emerged Saturday about a holiday security breach at retailers, including Target, which the retail giant said affected over 110 million customers. Who was behind the attack and how did they carry it out? Hari Sreenivasan and Mike Riley… Continue watching
May 06 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Reject GOP Financial Reform Amendment In other news Thursday, Senate Democrats rejected a key Republican amendment to the financial reform bill aimed at the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Also, Nigeria's acting head of government officially became president of Africa's most populous nation following the death… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Should Consumers Move Their Money From Megabanks to Smaller Banks? In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman explores the differences for consumers between small community banks and the "too-big-to-fail" financial giants. Continue watching
Dec 14 Obama Prods Bankers to Do More to Revive U.S. Economy By Dave Gustafson In a White House meeting with the executives of the nation's largest banks, President Obama called on financial institutions to step up efforts to revive the U.S. economy after they received "extraordinary" financial assistance. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch House OKs Sweeping Wall Street Overhaul The House on Friday voted 223 to 202 in favor of the most far-reaching overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression in hopes of averting a repeat of last year's banking crisis. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching