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Watchdog fears healthcare tech merger could push up NHS costs

CMA gives UnitedHealth and EMIS five working days to tackle concerns over £1.2bn deal

The Guardian - UK

Billion-pound business deal could push up prices for NHS – competition watchdog

UnitedHealth said it planned to take over Emis last June for £1.2 billion.

The Independent UK

Competition regulator says it takes councillors' concerns over St David's Hall 'very seriously'

Councillors wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority last month about monopolisation concerns

Wales Online

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Shoppers in 13 areas ‘could face higher prices’ from Asda petrol station deal

Asda's plan to buy Co-op petrol forecourts could see shoppers faced with "higher prices or less choice"

Wales Online

ASDA’s purchase of Co-op petrol stations could lead to higher prices, CMA finds

It had concerns about the effects of the merger at 13 locations, including two in London

Evening Standard

Higher prices warning over Asda's £600m deal to buy Co-op's petrol stations

The deal could now be referred to an in-depth phase two investigation by the CMA

Manchester Evening News

Asda's £600m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol stations 'could mean higher prices or less choice'

The deal could now be referred to an in-depth phase two investigation by the CMA

Birmingham Post

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Microsoft claims Xbox Game Pass price won't rise post Activision buyout – but I don't believe it

Microsoft continues to downplay the value that franchises like Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot and Diablo would have on Xbox Game Pass following its Activision acquisition

Daily Mirror

Xbox says Call of Duty isn't a system seller in bid to help the Activision buyout go through

Just 3% of PlayStation players would allegedly switch to Xbox should Call of Duty become exclusive

Daily Mirror

Sony says Microsoft may make Call of Duty on PlayStation unplayable

Sony believes Microsoft’s promise for parity between Call of Duty on PlayStation and Xbox may not amount to much.

USA Today Sports Media Group

New blue light communications system hit by fresh delays

The National Audit Office said the Home Office still cannot say when a replacement for the Airwave system will be ready.

The Independent UK

EU regulators will reportedly permit the Microsoft-Activision deal

A new report from Reuters says that EU regulators will likely allow the Microsoft-Activision deal to pass without major concessions

USA Today Sports Media Group

UK regulator thinks Call of Duty on Switch is an empty promise

Microsoft promised Call of Duty on Switch for 10 years if the Activision Blizzard deal goes through, but U.K. regulators aren’t convinced

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nintendo Switch 2 console may have just been confirmed by the CMA

The CMA has mentioned Nintendo Switch Online coming to a second – redacted – platform

Daily Mirror

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Inverse

Microsoft Doubles Down on Not Letting Call of Duty Go

Confidence is key for Microsoft in anticipation on EU ruling over proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Birmingham Post

Marketing agency gearing up for expansion at home and abroad

CMA operates from a third floor suite of Telegraph House in Grimsby

The Guardian - UK

‘Greenwashing’ firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims

New legislation could see companies fined millions of pounds for making unproven environmental assertions to sell their products

USA Today Sports Media Group

Xbox Game Pass has an impact on sales, according to Microsoft

The subscription service is popular, but it does have an impact on individual unit sales.

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Evening Standard

Who owns Activision Blizzard? Microsoft acquires Call of Duty maker in blockbuster deal

The UK competition watchdog has cleared the biggest deal in gaming history after initially restricting it

Inverse

Microsoft Could Give Up Call of Duty To Keep Candy Crush

The biggest FPS franchise in gaming might not be what Microsoft is after in the Activision Blizzard deal.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UK regulator wants Microsoft to sell Activision or Call of Duty

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said the Microsoft Activision deal could hamper innovation in cloud gaming and raise prices

Fortune

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal put on pause by regulator

The U.K.'s antitrust regulator sees structural remedies as possible solutions to the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal.

Daily Mirror

Call of Duty could be removed from Microsoft's Activision deal as merger may "harm" UK gamers

The CMA has offered compromises which include removing Call of Duty from Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Evening Standard

UK competition regulator pours cold water on £57 billion Microsoft Activision takeover

The merger ‘could harm UK gamers’, the watchdog said

The Guardian - UK

UK fintech firm Wise accused of stifling competition by rival startup

Atlantic Money writes to CMA to raise concerns about being blocked from Wise price comparison sites

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