Whether Gore will reiterate that threat when he meets Julia Roberts and Matt Damon this week is doubtful. They're among the Hollywood glitterati hosting a mega-fund raiser for the Democrats this Thursday. I'm Sarah Gardner for Marketplace. The Federal Trade Commission or FTC gave a tentative thumbs up to a business to business, or B2B, Internet venture that links up five of the worlds biggest automakers. But here's where the dictionary comes in.
Regulators remain concerned about a monopsony .
Marketplace's Laura Sydell explains. This is the first time the FTC has reviewed a B2B venture and probably not the last. What this means is that the automakers will be able to shop, pay for and arrange for delivery of their parts from a desktop computer. So, there will be less paper work and fewer phone calls. But here's the catch.