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US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for Activision

UPDATE 1-US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for Activision Recasts to reflect the day's legal proceedings, adds comments by experts, paragraphs 3, 5, 8-14 By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust enforcers argued on Wednesday that a federal judge got it wrong when she ruled that Microsoft's MSFT.O $69 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard was legal under competition law, in their latest attempt to stop the deal.
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Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

TIMELINE-Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Adds Dec 6, 2023 FTC detail Dec 6 (Reuters) - Xbox maker Microsoft MSFT.O closed its $69 billion deal for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O in October after Britain's antitrust regulator cleared the restructured deal. In August, Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment UBIP.PA to get the biggest deal yet in video-gaming past Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CM
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US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for Activision

US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for Activision By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust enforcers will argue on Wednesday that a federal judge got it wrong when she ruled that Microsoft's MSFT.O $69 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.MX was legal under competition law, in their latest attempt to stop the deal.
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DS Smith, Frontier Developments, IMCD NV

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-DS Smith, Frontier Developments, IMCD NV Dec 4 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including DS Smith, Frontier Developments Plc and IMCD NV, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * DS Smith SMDS.L : Barclays raises to overweight from equal-weight * Frontier Developments Plc FDEV.L : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * IMCD NV IMCD.AS : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral * Proximus NV PROX.BR : JP Morgan raises to ov
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Earnings growth to underpin equities in 2024-Lombard Odier

LIVE MARKETS-Earnings growth to underpin equities in 2024-Lombard Odier STOXX Europe 600 down 0.6% Healthcare drags; ArgenX plunges Rolls-Royce eyes profitability boost S&P 500 futures steadies Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EARNINGS GROWTH TO UNDERPIN EQUITIES IN 2024-LOMBARD ODIER (1058 GMT) Strategists at Lombard Odier see positive earnings growth as major fac
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