<h1>President Signs Executive Order to Combat Ticket Scalping and Ensure Price Transparency in Live Entertainment Industry</h1> The President signed an executive order targeting ticket scalping and price-gouging in live entertainment events. The order directs the Attorney General and Treasury Secretary to ensure scalpers comply with IRS rules, and instructs the FTC to enforce price transparency and prevent anti-competitive conduct in secondary ticketing markets. The administration notes the live entertainment industry generates $132.6 billion nationwide and supports 913,000 jobs but suffers from 'unscrupulous middlemen' who impose excessive fees without benefiting artists. This initiative follows similar efforts by the previous administration, which sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment for allegedly running an illegal monopoly.