Visa, MasterCard Close to Antitrust Settlement

Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA) are close to settling an antitrust case with the Justice Department over credit-card acceptance rules, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The settlement could allow merchants to steer customers towards cheaper forms of pay…

GM’s IPO Will Likely Be Smaller Than First Planned

At an anticipated $16 billion, General Motors’ pending initial public offering was expected to be the second largest in history. Now, the No. 1 U.S. automaker is revising IPO expectations downward, anticipating it will bring in…