ATVI News and Press, Activision Blizzard Inc From 01/04/23

Summary In today's update, we are reviewing the fourth-quarter performance of our Alan Lowenthal trading strategy and are analyzing his most interesting, and as always, well-timed trades. Lowenthal sold both his and his wife's Blackstone shares only days prior to the company announcing ...

Summary After a record-breaking $5.8 trillion of activity in 2021, they have endured a staggering reversal of fortune. The slump will last through 2023. The latest comedown is understandable, given higher interest rates. Investment bankers are reorienting to the new reality. ...

Summary Activision Blizzard is a top global video game company, forecasted to yield 23-25% higher returns in 2023. That gives 10-15% higher returns than the S&P 500, even if the S&P 500 potentially reverses. ATVI is a potential arbitrage trade for Warren Buffett and a good f...

Another videogame studio at Activision Blizzard ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) has formed a labor union , the third such group to have organized under the publisher in 2022. A 57-person unit at Proletariat has filed for representation by the Communications Workers of America. The group includes...

Summary A mild recession is a baseline scenario for the US economy in 2023. Microsoft is better positioned in the industry with its massive horizontal business model. Amazon is way more vulnerable to a recession. Microsoft is likely to outperform Amazon next year as the economic...

Microsoft ( MSFT ) is likely to get its $69 billion planned purchase of Activision ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) across the finish line and Broadcom ( AVGO ) is also expected to get its $61 billion acquisition of VMware ( NYSE: VMW ) done. While the market is implying a 40% chance ...

Summary 9 factors considered in forecasting the S&P 500 closing price on Dec. 31, 2023. Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon a big factor. Monte Carlo model suggests a small decline. Readers who started investing at the start of 2022 fared poorly starting with the S&P 500 ...

Summary The Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal spread remains wide as the anti-competition reviews continue. The acquirer, Microsoft, filed a response to the FTC's lawsuit. Microsoft/ATVI have offered Call of Duty to competitors and maintain the deal isn't intended to be anti-compet...

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Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) responded Thursday to the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision ( NASDAQ: ATVI ). The Xbox maker had until Thursday to respond to the suit and said that the main reason that it wants to buy Activision (...