Anti-combine, or​ anti-trust, laws Part 2   A. make it easier for businesses to combine to form monopolies or near monopolies.   B. make it illegal for businesses to communicate about fixing prices.   C. encourage collusion among businesses to raise prices or restrict supplies to customers.   D. drive price−fixing agreements into the open.

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