Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)

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The FTC has apparently wasted no time in launching the agency's anti-trust probe into Amazon. According to a Bloomberg report, several merchants have already participated in several meetings and phone calls with the agency to discuss the amount of leverage Amazon has over their business, as well as the impact that the e-commerce giant's sometimes-arbitrary rule changes can have on their bottom lines.

According to BBG, which based its story on conversations with a handful of third-party merchants who use Amazon's platform, the interviews have involved several FTC attorneys and at least one economist.