The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering its options after stinging losses last week in its bid to stop Microsoft's $69 billion dea...

In a brief ruling, a three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded there were no grounds for issuing an order that w...

A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" ...

Microsoft said on Friday FTC had been slow to file in federal court, and thus it was inappropriate to press for a delay so late in the game.

A federal judge had previously ruled for Microsoft on Tuesday, saying the FTC had failed to show the deal would be illegal under antitrust ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday it was appealing a federal judge's ruling that Microsoft could go forward with it...

In her 53-page order, US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said it was not enough for the FTC to argue that "a merger might lessen com...

Federal antitrust enforcers have sued to block the $69 billion acquisition that they say will harm competition between Microsoft and gaming...

The judge hearing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's fight against Microsoft's planned purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzar...

The FTC is asking Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a preliminary injunction, which would ban Microsoft from completing the deal before the...

Microsoft has said that a temporary block could scuttle the deal. Courts do not usually take into account such real-world consequences. But...

The acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...

A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69 billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, a c...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block the transaction earlier this month, arguing that t...

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the offer was made just before the FTC sued Microsoft last week in an attempt to block the tech giant's...

The FTC on Thursday sued to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision, the biggest consumer tech deal in...

A lawsuit challenging the deal is not guaranteed, and the FTC's four commissioners have yet to vote out a complaint or meet with lawyers fo...