Its sheer size makes it a major competitor for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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The company has outperformed major competitor MasterCard in that time, as well as American Express.
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But for consumers, the entrance of a third major competitor would be only good news.
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It is a major competitor in the fast-growing markets of Africa and the Middle East.
Ballmer concluded the phone portion of his keynote by announcing a new feature coming soon: copy-and-paste, something every major competitor already offers.
Outbox 's partners hope it will be the most significant challenge Ticketmaster has faced since 1991, when it bought Ticketron, its only major competitor.
Symantec competes with McAfee in the security software market for consumers as well as businesses, while its major competitor in storage software market is EMC-acquired Data Domain.
And obviously, if the new job you are seeking is with a major competitor, then certainly ethical issues will arise and even legal issues around conflict of interest.
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It is a major competitor in the e-commerce industry as well, sharing the market with eBay and discount retailers like Best Buy and Wal-Mart for its electronic products, books and apparel.
However, these firms are good at things like benefits consulting and one has to ask whether taking a major competitor out of the bidding for these other activities is doing more harm than good.
Shares of Comet's rivals rose on news of the planned administration, with Dixons Retail, which owns PC World and Currys, jumping 15% as investors speculated that a major competitor could be removed from the market.
If Microsoft wants to deal a serious blow to its only major competitor in the high-end games console space, it should use some of that corporate weight to drop the price on the next Xbox and make its next console the only logical buy.
The plan was referred to the commission by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised concerns it would leave Coca-Cola as its only major UK competitor.
The proposed merger was referred to the commission this week by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised concerns it would leave Coca-Cola as its only major UK competitor.
Is Twitter a direct competitor to major sports magazines (who also use it), and blogging platforms with media giants (same)?
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Kathryn Wylde, who ran the Housing Partnership for many years and now heads the Partnership for New York City, the city's main business group, said the Housing Partnership was "going entrepreneurial, " but that it wasn't likely to be a direct mortgage competitor with major banks.
As Nokia comes up on Capital Markets Day next Friday -- an event where the company has historically unveiled interesting things and launched important initiatives -- rumors are once again swirling that they're going to be announcing a major platform shift by way of a competitor.
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Competitor Lockheed Martin was down 1%, while major airlines like Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United Continental were mixed.
The only way any competitor has a chance, is if Facebook makes some kind of major mistake.
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