FTC Chief Lina Khan’s Bad Week Dims Hopes for New Era of Tech Antitrust
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is having a tough week. A federal judge handed the US antitrust
2023-07-13 01:56
VMware Rallies Closer to Broadcom Deal Price as EU Clears $61 Billion Merger
The gap between VMware Inc.’s stock price and the value of Broadcom Inc.’s proposed takeover narrowed to the
2023-07-13 00:50
Broadcom Megabond Inches Closer After Firm Seals EU Merger Nod
Broadcom Inc. is moving closer to selling a potential jumbo investment-grade bond after scoring approval from the European
2023-07-12 20:57
Microsoft, Activision Deal May Need New UK Probe
Britain’s antitrust watchdog said that a new merger investigation into Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard Inc. deal
2023-07-12 20:21
EU fines US firm Illumina $475 million for jumping gun on buying cancer-screening company Grail
The European Union has slapped a $475 million fine on U.S. biotech giant Illumina for buying out cancer-screening company Grail without the approval of the 27-nation bloc’s antitrust watchdog
2023-07-12 18:48
Sony Drops in Wake of Ruling Favoring Microsoft-Activision Deal
Sony Group Corp. shares fell as much as 2.7% Wednesday in Tokyo after a US federal judge ruled
2023-07-12 10:53
FTC Leaning Toward Appealing Microsoft-Activision Loss
The US Federal Trade Commission is leaning toward appealing a federal judge’s ruling against the agency’s bid to
2023-07-12 07:54
Stock market today: Wall Street gets a late push ahead of inflation data; Activision Blizzard jumps
Stocks climbed as Wall Street prepared for an upcoming update on inflation that will hopefully show a smaller increase in pain for everyone
2023-07-12 04:47
Stock market today: Wall Street ends higher; Activision jumps
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as investors wait for updates on inflation and corporate profits
2023-07-12 04:16
Microsoft-Activision Deal Odds Almost Double After Judge Gives Green Light
The implied chance of Microsoft Corp.’s takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. going through jumped to around 80% from
2023-07-12 03:58
Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard
2023-07-12 02:19
Activision Options Bet Pays 246% in an Hour After Merger Cleared
One trader made a well-timed bet that Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion bid to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc. would
2023-07-12 01:58