Wal-Mart Sues Visa Claiming Card Transaction Fee Fixing

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued Visa Inc. for allegedly conspiring with banks to fix transaction fees, the latest salvo of a multiyear legal fight between retailers and card issuers.

The world’s biggest retailer seeks at least $5 billion in damages for what it claims are violations of federal antitrust laws that could triple that sum.