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Southeast Asian central banks want to link their payment systems this year so visitors may scan QR codes to make purchases.

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FTC Blasts Manufacturers for Making Product Repairs Difficult More than half of states are considering "right to repair" legislation. Photo by paulzhuk / Shutterstock.com Manufacturers of many types of products create repair restrictions that make it unnecessarily difficult to fix items after they are broken, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In a report to Congress — titled “Nixing the Fix” — the FTC says manufacturers make it more difficult to repair products by using things such as specialized screws and fasteners that cannot be opened without specific tools, or adhesives ...

Supreme Court Ruling Will Hurt FTC’s Ability to Fight for Consumers Supreme Court Ruling Will Hurt FTC’s Ability to Fight for Consumers A unanimous ruling will leave the federal agency less able to deliver cash relief to consumers duped by companies. Photo by EugeneEdge / Shutterstock.com A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling will weaken the power of the Federal Trade Commission to force companies that dupe consumers into delivering cash relief to the injured parties. A provision of the Federal Trade Commission Act frequently has been used as a way for the FTC to obtain monetary relief in...

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