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Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
Trump's FTC walks away from Microsoft-Activision merger fight started by Biden
President Trump's antitrust cops ended a government effort to unwind Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard that began during the Biden administration.
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FTC ends opposition to Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The FTC had previously argued that the Activision Blizzard acquisition would give Microsoft an unfair edge in the gaming ...
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FTC Will No Longer Continue Its Challenge Over Microsoft's Acquistion of Activision Blizzard
The Federal Trade Commission will stop challenging Microsoft's acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft Clears Major Hurdle As FTC Ends Effort To Block Activision Merger
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
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FTC Drops Challenge Against Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal, Citing Public Interest
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsofts (NASDAQ:MSFT) $69 billion ...
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FTC Finally Drops Challenge to Microsoft's 2023 Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
While challenges continued to arise throughout 2023, Microsoft was finally able to complete its purchase of Activision Blizzard in October of that same year.
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FTC ends challenge to Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft’s (MSFT.O), $69 billion purchase of “Call of ...
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FTC to contest Microsoft-Activision merger in admin trial, evidentiary hearing date set
The FTC still seeks to challenge the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger in its administrative courts and has set a ...
Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 bln Activision Blizzard deal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion ...