FTC Is Preparing Potential Antitrust Case Against Amazon

  • Agency has been probing Amazon’s business for several years
  • Online marketplace, cloud, Prime services all under scrutiny

  

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The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that could be filed as soon as this spring, according to people familiar with the investigations.

The allegations the agency is preparing to make and the timeline for filing a complaint are still in flux, said the people, who asked not to be named speaking about a confidential probe.