Update: The United States' 9th circuit has denied the Federal Trade Commission's request for injunctive relief in the Microsoft Activision Blizzard case, clearing the way for the latter's deal to close in the US in the coming days.
After Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who earlier ruled against the FTC in its bid to file a preliminary injunction against Microsoft's bid to purchase Activision Blizzard, denied the FTC's appeal, a US court has deliver another unequivocal loss to the US federal body. Microsoft is now free to close its Activision buyout once Corley's temporary restraining order expires at 11:59pm PT tonight, after which the company will have until July 18 to do so.
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