The Latest Breaking News from CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional findings could lead to the merger involving Hitachi and Thales being blocked.

The meeting follows the CMA's recent decision to block Microsoft's intended $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Reduction follows CMA plans to grill executives about ‘sustained higher margins’ but RAC says retailers should go further

The Government has not yet decided on the use of hydrogen

Microsoft has made good on its promise to appeal the UK government’s decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The UK CMA recently blocked the Microsoft merger for Activision Blizzard, which would have made Xbox more competitive in a PlayStation-dominated market. The same CMA has a senior director who previously worked for a law firm representing Sony, one of only two complainants of the deal thus far.

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition has sailed through regulators, with the UK's regulatory body as the lone standout. Microsoft has filed its appeal.

Prepare for months of further uncertainty

CMA says it is defending cloud gaming market, but Microsoft says moves ‘discourages tech innovation and investment’ in UK