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CMA is in danger of securing pyrrhic victory in Call of Duty battle

Regulating Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard could make UK games market international outlier

The Guardian - UK

Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation – so what's next for the Activision saga?

With the title set to stay, will Microsoft be granted permission to complete the Activision takeover?

Grant Shapps appears to row back on supermarket petrol prices law

Energy secretary backs voluntary price comparison scheme in meeting with supermarket bosses rather than new law

The Guardian - UK

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Thanks to Threads, Meta just got bigger. Should we be concerned?

The growing size and market dominance of Facebook’s parent company is coming under greater scrutiny, says associate professor Niamh Dunne

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarket food prices up by more than 25% in two years, says Which?

Retailers should be forced to display detailed price information on loyalty card deals, says consumer group

The Guardian - UK

US agency loses bid to halt Microsoft’s $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause the deal was rejected, clearing the few remaining hurdles for it to go through

The Guardian - US

FTC loses again, Microsoft is now clear to close the Activision-Xbox deal in the US

The FTC has lost an appeal to reverse a decision by Judge Corley to deny a preliminary injunction blocking the Microsoft-ABK merger.

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Microsoft and Activision: the big questions that will decide whether the US$68 billion deal goes ahead

Microsoft’s proposed US$68 billion (£52 billion) acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard should be allowed to go ahead, according to a US federal judge. After five days of gruelling testimony, Judge Jacqueline Corley ruled the merger is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition across the markets…

The Conversation

Will Microsoft be able to close $69bn deal for Activision Blizzard?

Appeal by competition watchdog in US is latest twist in complex saga involving trio of regulators

The Guardian - UK

Xbox deal could be closing soon, Activision Blizzard to leave Stock Exchange

The Call of Duty and Candy Crush publisher is expected to leave the NASDAQ-100 stock index on July 17.

Windows Central

Despite reports, the UK regulator is NOT backing down over Xbox's Activision deal

A CNBC report claimed that Microsoft and the UK CMA had already agreed to a small "divestiture" to get the deal approved. Turns out that was likely false. Here's what's happening next.

Windows Central

Microsoft Activision deal given the go-ahead in everywhere but the UK – what happens next?

Microsoft may have surpassed one hurdle with regards to its Activision acquisition, but one regulator remains

Daily Mirror

Microsoft's FTC Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

Inverse

Microsoft Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

Inverse

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U.S. federal Judge Corley finally rules on Microsoft's Xbox-ABK deal: Microsoft WINS

The past couple of weeks have seen the FTC and Xbox come to blows in federal court, over the FTC's desire to delay Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard. The decision is finally here.

Daily Mirror

Asda bosses enjoy flash cars and private jets as drivers suffer at the pumps

A neighbour in Blackburn – where the Asda owners live at mansions in a gated complex – told how they spotted Zuber Issa in a black Rolls Royce and Mohsin at the wheel of a top-of-the-range Land Rover

The Guardian - UK

Bank governor accuses UK retailers of overcharging on petrol and other goods

Unnecessarily high fuel prices will have to be tackled to help reduce inflation, suggests Andrew Bailey

The Independent UK

Bank boss Bailey slams petrol companies for overcharging motorists

The Bank of England governor said petrol retailers have been ‘charging too much’

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The Independent UK

Leicester fined up to £880,000 over price fixing with JD Sports

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said Leicester and JD Sports have admitted to anti-competitive behaviour.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Most expensive and cheapest petrol stations in UK revealed

Comparison website finds 45p difference between priciest and cheapest petrol pumps

The Guardian - UK

Leicester fined £880,000 for restricting online kit sales with JD Sports

Competition and Markets Authority says Leicester City and JD admitted they broke competition law

Birmingham Post

Leicester City fined almost £900,000 after price fixing probe with JD Sports

JD Sports has escaped a fine by the CMA

Windows Central

Another regulator unconditionally approves Microsoft's Activision merger with Xbox

The FTC in the US and the CMA in the UK may still have their gripes about the Activision acquisition by Xbox, but South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the deal unconditionally.

Birmingham Post

Manchester United bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe brands UK competition watchdog 'aggressive and hostile'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is worth almost £30bn

Chronicle Live

'Pumpwatch' scheme will help drivers save up to £4.50 per tank of fuel after years of overpayment

The new scheme would allow drivers to compare up-to-date petrol prices online, via a website or app - allowing them to find the cheapest fuel in their area

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