Judge grants FTC's request for temporary block of Microsoft's Activision deal
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A U.S. federal judge late Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission's request to block Microsoft's multibillion-dollar acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard amid an ongoing review of the deal.
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Feds move to block $69 billion Microsoft-Activision merger
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Judge grants FTC's request for temporary block of Microsoft's Activision deal
The restraining order gives more time for an antitrust review of the deal since it could close as early as Friday. A two day hearing on the commission's bid for an injunction is scheduled for June 22.
A U.S. federal judge late Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission's request to block Microsoft's multibillion-dollar acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard amid an ongoing review of the deal.
A US federal judge has issued an order that temporarily blocks the companies from finalizing their $68.7 billion deal while waiting for the court to decide on the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction..
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard. The ruling gives more time for an antitrust review of the deal. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled Tuesday in support of a temporary restraining…
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by woke tech giant Microsoft to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard, in a deal that would vastly expand the latter's share of the video game market.
