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Antitrust & Competition Micro News – Chapter 9 Review U.S. antitrust laws Discuss why the U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled to allow more competition in the credit card market Explain why promoting competition may benefit consumers. Micro News – November 22, 2004.
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Antitrust & Competition Micro News – Chapter 9 • Review U.S. antitrust laws • Discuss why the U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled to allow more competition in the credit card market • Explain why promoting competition may benefit consumers
Micro News – November 22, 2004 DOJ - Antitrust laws protect competition. Free and open competition benefits consumers by ensuring lower prices and new and better products.
Micro News – October 4, 2004 AMERICAN EXPRESS HAILS SUPREME COURT DECISION AS A VICTORY FOR OPEN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER CHOICE
MBNA rolls out American Express-branded cards NEW YORK — Credit card issuer MBNA on Friday began rolling out its new American Express-branded cards, a move that American Express chairman and chief executive Kenneth Chenault described as the first step in a "transformation in the payments industry in America." The introduction of the cards was delayed until the Supreme Court issued a final ruling in a federal antitrust case in which the Justice Department had accused the two biggest card associations in America, Visa USA and MasterCard International, of restraining competition. Micro News – November 5, 2004