The extraordinary popularity of Amazon with sellers and buyers puzzlingly has it in the sights of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The federal agency alleges that Amazon has inflated seller ad pric
Amazon’s shares fell 2.5% after the FTC and 22 states sued the company for allegedly manipulating its advertising auctions. The case threatens a business that generated around $68.6 billion in 2025 and has become one of the most profitable engines of the e-commerce giant.