Advanta Corp. said it has agreed to...

Advanta Corp. said it has agreed to stop offering its “Rewards Accelerator” program, settling legal disputes with MasterCard International and Visa U.S.A. The two credit card companies had sued Advanta to stop it from offering the program, which gave user points on American Express Co.’s rewards program. . . . Republic Industries Inc. said it agreed to have World Omni Financial Corp. service loans at its AutoNation chain of used-car superstores. . . . The U.S. and Australia have agreed to share evidence in price-fixing and other antitrust investigations under the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act.