Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge Associated Press Jun 13, 2023 Jun 13, 2023 Updated Dec 18, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Regulators in the United States asked a judge to block Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. kAm$p} u#p}rx$r~ — p 7656C2= ;F586 E6>A@C2C:=J 3=@4<65 |:4C@D@7EVD A=2??65 Seh 3:==:@? AFC492D6 @7 G:56@ 82>6 4@>A2?J p4E:G:D:@? q=:KK2C5 @? %F6D52J[ 8:G:?8 >@C6 E:>6 7@C 2? 2?E:ECFDE C6G:6H @7 E96 562=]k^AmkAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 y24BF6=:?6 $4@EE r@C=6J :? $2? uC2?4:D4@ CF=65 :? DFAA@CE @7 2 E6>A@C2CJ C6DEC2:?:?8 @C56C D@F89E 3J E96 u656C2= %C256 r@>>:DD:@? E92E H:== DE@A |:4C@D@7E 7C@> 4=@D:?8 E96 562=]k^AmkAmx? 2 4@FCE 7:=:?8 |@?52J[ E96 4@>>:DD:@? D@F89E 3@E9 2 C6DEC2:?:?8 @C56C 2?5 :?;F?4E:@? E@ DE@A |:4C@D@7EVD 24BF:D:E:@? @7 E96 r2=:7@C?:2 4@>A2?J 369:?5 9:E 82>6D DF49 2D r2== @7 sFEJ[ (@C=5 @7 (2C4C27E 2?5 r2?5J rCFD9 $282]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location Holiday closures and Bunny Run 5K & Festival information Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Redeveloped Beverly Hills will be Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center Free West Avenue express shuttles return to Downtown Kannapolis Concord-Kannapolis and Charlotte region outpaced most US metro areas for 5-year growth Cabarrus employee named N.C. Environmental Educator of the Year Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Cabarrus Sports Blast: Cabarrus athletes earn prestigious honors Pam Bondi, Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Sisters become neighbors in WeBuild Concord homes Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord kAm|:4C@D@7E[ >2<6C @7 E96 )3@I 82>6 DJDE6>[ DA6?E >@?E9D ECJ:?8 E@ H:? H@C=5H:56 2AAC@G2= 7@C E96 >6C86C] (9:=6 2 ?F>36C @7 4@F?EC:6D 2AAC@G65 E96 24BF:D:E:@?[ C68F=2E@CD 7@C EH@ :>A@CE2?E 64@?@>:6D — E96 &]$] 2?5 E96 &]z] — E@@< 24E:@? E@ DE@A :E[ 2C8F:?8 :E 4@F=5 DFAAC6DD 4@>A6E:E:@? :? E96 G:56@ 82>6 >2C<6E]k^AmkAm%96 ;F586 D2:5 96C @C56C E6>A@C2C:=J 3=@4<:?8 E96 562= Q:D ?646DD2CJ E@ >2:?E2:? E96 DE2EFD BF@Q H9:=6 E96 u656C2= %C256 r@>>:DD:@?VD =682= 42D6D 282:?DE :E 2C6 DE:== A6?5:?8] %96 32C 7@C :DDF:?8 2? FC86?E C6DEC2:?:?8 @C56C :D =@H6C E92? :E :D E@ :DDF6 2 AC6=:>:?2CJ :?;F?4E:@? 3=@4<:?8 E96 562=] p 962C:?8 @? E96 4@>>:DD:@?VD C6BF6DE 7@C 2? :?;F?4E:@? :D D6E 7@C yF?6 aa]k^Am kAm%96 EC256 4@>>:DD:@? 2=C625J E@@< |:4C@D@7E E@ 4@FCE =2DE J62C E@ 3=@4< E96 >6C86C[ 3FE E92E 42D6 H2D 3C@F89E E@ E96 &]$] 286?4JVD :?\9@FD6 ;F586 :? 2 EC:2= D6E E@ DE2CE pF8] a]k^AmkAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? D2:5 :E 3C@F89E :ED 42D6 E@ 2 7656C2= 4@FCE E9:D H66< 3642FD6 :E H2D 4@?46C?65 E92E |:4C@D@7E H2D ECJ:?8 E@ :>>:?6?E=J 4=@D6 E96 562= 367@C6 E96 EC:2= 368:?D[ H9:49 H@F=5 >2<6 :E Q5:77:4F=E[ :7 ?@E :>A@DD:3=6Q E@ C6G6CD6 4@FCD6 :7 E96 24BF:D:E:@? H2D =2E6C 7@F?5 E@ 36 :==682=]k^AmkAm|:4C@D@7E D2:5 :? 2 HC:EE6? DE2E6>6?E =2E6 %F6D52J E92E Q2446=6C2E:?8 E96 =682= AC@46DD :? E96 &]$ H:== F=E:>2E6=J 3C:?8 >@C6 49@:46 2?5 4@>A6E:E:@? E@ E96 82>:?8 >2C<6E]Qk^Am kAmQp E6>A@C2CJ C6DEC2:?:?8 @C56C >2<6D D6?D6 F?E:= H6 42? C646:G6 2 564:D:@? 7C@> E96 r@FCE[ H9:49 :D >@G:?8 DH:7E=J[Q E96 4@>A2?J D2:5]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: The continuing traffic jam on Concord Parkway is caused by the Union Cemetery realignment with Rock Hill … Holiday closures and Bunny Run 5K & Festival information Here are holiday schedules and the street closures for Concord's Bunny 5K & Festival Saturday. Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access CONCORD — A local nonprofit is rolling out what it calls the largest down payment assistance package in Cabarrus County history, aiming to mak… Redeveloped Beverly Hills will be Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center Cabarrus County Schools is moving forward with a major investment in early childhood education, announcing plans to redevelop the Mary Frances… Concord-Kannapolis and Charlotte region outpaced most US metro areas for 5-year growth The Charlotte metro area continues to attract thousands of people to the region each year. And the total number puts the area in the top 10 na…
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