* Firing 2 Democratic commissioners could lead to court challenges * FTC would have soon had Republican majority even without firings * Spokesperson says FTC will pursue cases against Big Tech By Jody Godoy NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's firing of two commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission puts the U.S. consumer protection in uncharted waters,...

NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Actress Blake Lively on Thursday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss actor Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit, calling it a vengeful and rambling case that does not belong in federal court. In a filing in Manhattan federal court, Lively said the law prohibits weaponizing defamation lawsuits such as Baldoni's to retaliate against people...

01:04 PM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Japan's SoftBank is buying chip design company Ampere Computing from Carlyle Group ( CG ) and Oracle (ORCL) for $6.5 billion, expanding its artificial intelligence investments in the US. Carlyle has a nearly 60% stake in Ampere, while Oracle owns about 32% of the company that makes chips based on a computing architecture...

Shares of mass media company Comcast ( CMCSA ) Corp are trading higher on Thursday. The company has effectively connected close to 6,700 residences and businesses across Southeast Georgia, covering towns such as Mt. Vernon, Wrightsville, Soperton, Adrian, Glenwood, and Alamo, to its high-speed Internet network. This expansion is a major move to enhance the region’s digital infrastructure, offering dependable...