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Microsoft-Activision Deal Faces Test in FTC Hearing

Agency seeks injunction to prevent the companies from completing megamerger before August hearing

By Sarah E. Needleman
 and Jan Wolfe
An EU antitrust regulator approved Microsoft’s $75 billion deal to buy gaming company Activision Blizzard on Monday, a win for the two companies after a U.K. regulator rejected the deal in April. Photo: Avalon/Zuma Press

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments Thursday in the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit seeking to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard, a closely watched case that could determine the fate of their $75 billion proposed deal.

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