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Will Microsoft be able to close $69bn deal for Activision Blizzard?

Appeal by competition watchdog in US is latest twist in complex saga involving trio of regulators

The Guardian - UK

Xbox deal could be closing soon, Activision Blizzard to leave Stock Exchange

The Call of Duty and Candy Crush publisher is expected to leave the NASDAQ-100 stock index on July 17.

Windows Central

Despite reports, the UK regulator is NOT backing down over Xbox's Activision deal

A CNBC report claimed that Microsoft and the UK CMA had already agreed to a small "divestiture" to get the deal approved. Turns out that was likely false. Here's what's happening next.

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Microsoft Activision deal given the go-ahead in everywhere but the UK – what happens next?

Microsoft may have surpassed one hurdle with regards to its Activision acquisition, but one regulator remains

Daily Mirror

Microsoft Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

Inverse

Microsoft's FTC Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

Inverse

U.S. federal Judge Corley finally rules on Microsoft's Xbox-ABK deal: Microsoft WINS

The past couple of weeks have seen the FTC and Xbox come to blows in federal court, over the FTC's desire to delay Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard. The decision is finally here.

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Asda bosses enjoy flash cars and private jets as drivers suffer at the pumps

A neighbour in Blackburn – where the Asda owners live at mansions in a gated complex – told how they spotted Zuber Issa in a black Rolls Royce and Mohsin at the wheel of a top-of-the-range Land Rover

Daily Mirror

Bank governor accuses UK retailers of overcharging on petrol and other goods

Unnecessarily high fuel prices will have to be tackled to help reduce inflation, suggests Andrew Bailey

The Guardian - UK

Bank boss Bailey slams petrol companies for overcharging motorists

The Bank of England governor said petrol retailers have been ‘charging too much’

The Independent UK

Leicester fined up to £880,000 over price fixing with JD Sports

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said Leicester and JD Sports have admitted to anti-competitive behaviour.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Most expensive and cheapest petrol stations in UK revealed

Comparison website finds 45p difference between priciest and cheapest petrol pumps

The Independent UK

Leicester fined £880,000 for restricting online kit sales with JD Sports

Competition and Markets Authority says Leicester City and JD admitted they broke competition law

The Guardian - UK

Leicester City fined almost £900,000 after price fixing probe with JD Sports

JD Sports has escaped a fine by the CMA

Birmingham Post

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Another regulator unconditionally approves Microsoft's Activision merger with Xbox

The FTC in the US and the CMA in the UK may still have their gripes about the Activision acquisition by Xbox, but South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the deal unconditionally.

Birmingham Post

Manchester United bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe brands UK competition watchdog 'aggressive and hostile'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is worth almost £30bn

Chronicle Live

'Pumpwatch' scheme will help drivers save up to £4.50 per tank of fuel after years of overpayment

The new scheme would allow drivers to compare up-to-date petrol prices online, via a website or app - allowing them to find the cheapest fuel in their area

Manchester Evening News

Sainsbury's bosses believe they are starting to see the decline of massive price hikes

The UK's second-largest chain has issued an important update about the price of your weekly shop

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Daily Mirror

New 'Pumpwatch' scheme set to help drivers save up to £4.50 per tank of fuel

The Pumpwatch scheme would allow drivers to compare up-to-date petrol prices online - either through a website or app - so they can find the cheapest option in their area

Chronicle Live

Supermarket fuel price hikes saw drivers pay 'nearly £1 billion more' at the pump last year

The watchdog has recommended a new 'fuel finder scheme' giving motorists instant access to real-time petrol prices to help them find the cheapest forecourts

Evening Standard

Google Maps could show you live petrol prices after latest fuel ruling

The competition watchdog wants to force retailers to hand over price data for use in satnavs and map apps

TechRadar

Adobe Figma deal thrown into jeopardy following CMA probe

Adobe has 5 days to respond to CMA as competition concerns grow over $20 billion Figma merger.

The Independent UK

Motorists forced to pay 6p a litre too much as supermarkets accused of using customers as ‘cash cows’

Government to force retailers to produce live pricing data after damning investigation into ‘rip off’ at the pumps

Evening Standard

Petrol expected to drop below £1.40 per litre this month after CMA cracks down on overcharging

A litre of diesel is expected to fall to about £1.49

Wales Online

Government pledges to highlight rip off fuel sellers with live price information

The move comes after growing anger at what has been described as ‘profiteering’ by major sellers

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