Economy Sep 25 Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime By Sally Ho, Associated Press
Nation Sep 24 A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations, including of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, a 2010 law designed to help ensure… By Gene Johnson, Sally Ho, Associated Press
Economy Jun 21 FTC sues Amazon, alleges enrollment of consumers in Prime membership without consent It also alleged the company’s leadership slowed or rejected changes that made canceling the subscription easier. By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
Nation Dec 28 Watch What Will U.S. Role in Iraq Be After 2011? As Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops must leave by this time next year, what else is next for Iraq's new government? Margaret Warner speaks with Michael Gordon, military correspondent for The New York Times, and Joost Hiltermann of…
Nov 22 Watch After Bailout for Irish, Questions Linger Over Portugal, Spain After a report from the business editor of The Irish Independent, Maeve Dineen, Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the potential political impact of Ireland's bailout with economist Jacob Kirkegaard and George Washington University professor Scheherazade Rehman. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch News Wrap: Markets on Edge Over Ireland’s Growing Debt Crisis In other news Tuesday, European Union finance ministers met to discuss a possible bailout for Ireland, whose banks have more than $60 billion in real estate debt. In Haiti, the death toll from cholera passed 1,000 as two died in… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Iraqis Strike Deal on New Government Coalition After an eight-month stalemate, Iraqi leaders have reached an agreement that keeps Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power but distributes other key posts. Despite ongoing tensions between Maliki and his primary rival, Iyad Allawi, many hope this will stave off… Continue watching