ATVI News and Press, Activision Blizzard Inc From 04/27/23

2023-04-27 17:58:00 ET Although Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stands in front of a giant roadblock in its quest to acquire a top video game producer and developer, investors traded its stock up notably on Thursday. The tech-giant's share price increased by more than 3% on a day when the ...

2023-04-27 17:16:51 ET Summary The recent earnings reports of Microsoft and Google clearly demonstrated the power of big technology companies. Amazon's report is due out after the close today. As I said during the entire 2022 bear-market in technology stocks, I continue to say tod...

2023-04-27 12:12:55 ET With the industry-record $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) by Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) officially iced by UK antitrust regulators, the war of words has begun -- ahead of an appeal with a slim chance of success. The two pres...

2023-04-27 10:11:33 ET Microsoft 's (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition of Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) has come up against a major hurdle. U.K. regulators have blocked the deal, but is this the end? Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click ...

2023-04-27 09:41:48 ET Activision Blizzard ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) shares rebounded in early trading on Thursday after the U.K. blocked its Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) deal as analysts praised the company's strong first-quarter results. Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey rei...

2023-04-27 08:37:05 ET Activision ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) CEO Bobby Kotick said the UK antitrust regulator 's decision to block the videogame giant's sale to Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) was a "flawed ruling in every respect." "The ruling was disappointing," Kotick said in an...

2023-04-26 19:20:00 ET Wednesday will not go down as a great day in video game industry history. Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) fell by over 4% in value, due in no small part to a regulatory decision across the Atlantic Ocean that directly impacted a big peer. Take-Two's fall w...

2023-04-26 16:24:53 ET The mergers and acquisitions field is an exciting one, but it's also fraught with uncertainty and risk. Investors always have to be aware of the risk that a promising deal might not go through. And until the two parties close, there's always a chance that something mi...

2023-04-26 16:22:47 ET Activision Blizzard ( NASDAQ: ATVI ) dropped 11.5% after the UK's antitrust regulator blocked Microsoft's ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) planned deal to buy the video game publisher for almost $69B, citing concerns about cloud gaming. The UK's Competiti...

2023-04-26 16:15:00 ET Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) faces a new hurdle now that Microsoft 's (NASDAQ: MSFT) buyout is in question as British regulators look to block the deal. In this video, Travis Hoium covers why it's Activision Blizzard that may be the big loser if ...