Can you trust that online review? FTC prepares to crack down on bloggers compensated for postsSavvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon. FTC: Sears agrees to settle claims over personal data company collected by tracking Web useHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Federal Trade Commission is announcing a preliminary settlement with retailer Sears Holdings. General Motors files for bankruptcy (Lead)NEW YORK - Storied carmaker General Motors (GM) filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the largest-ever US manufacturer to enter the court process and marking the latest dark chapter for a struggling US auto industry. AP Sources: General Motors to file bankruptcy; Government to take 60 percent ownership stakeWASHINGTON — General Motors, the humbled auto giant that has been part of American life for more than 100 years, will file for bankruptcy protection on Monday in a deal that will give taxpayers a 60 percent ownership stake and expand the government’s reach into big business. |