Berkshire Cuts Activision Stake by 70% to 14.6 Million Shares as Deal Nears

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Microsoft Strikes Deal With Sony Over ‘Call of Duty.’ Activision Stock Rises.

Microsoft is knocking down the last obstacles to closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard As regulatory objections get dealt with, Microsoft has reached a truce with its gaming rival Sony Follow Us on Google News

Fidelity National Information Stock Gains on Report of Private-Equity Interest in Worldpay

Text size Fidelity National said in February it planned to spin off Worldpay. Photograph by Jason Alden/Bloomberg Fidelity National Information Services’ shares raced higher early Monday after a report cited two private-equity groups as potential buyers for its payments provider business Worldpay Group. Worldpay Group, acquired by Fidelity National (ticker: FIS) in 2019, is being … Read more

WSJ News Exclusive | Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership With Apple

Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership With Apple Follow Us on Google News

Activision’s Microsoft Saga Is Almost Over. It May Be Time to Sell the Stock.

Text size The deal could clear the remaining hurdles, but it won’t be simple. Above, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court on June 28 in San Francisco. Loren Elliott/Getty Images The fate of Microsoft ’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard will finally be known in the coming weeks—and investors may want to … Read more

Microsoft-Activision Hearing Wraps Up as FTC Tries to Stop $75 Billion Deal

Microsoft-Activision Hearing Wraps Up as FTC Tries to Stop $75 Billion Deal Follow Us on Google News

Microsoft-Activision Hearing Wraps Up as FTC Tries to Stop $75 Billion Deal

Microsoft-Activision Hearing Wraps Up as FTC Tries to Stop $75 Billion Deal Follow Us on Google News

EV Startup Lordstown, Once an Ohio Town’s Savior, Files for Bankruptcy

EV Startup Lordstown, Once an Ohio Town’s Savior, Files for Bankruptcy Follow Us on Google News

EV Startup Lordstown, Once an Ohio Town’s Savior, Files for Bankruptcy

EV Startup Lordstown, Once an Ohio Town’s Savior, Files for Bankruptcy Follow Us on Google News

IBM Buys Software Firm Apptio for $4.6 Billion

Text size IBM said it’s buying IT spend management platform Apptio. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg IBM is buying software company Apptio in a $4.6 billion all-cash deal. The company says the acquisition will advance IBM’s automation capabilities. Apptio, which is owned by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, works with enterprises such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft … Read more

IBM Buys Software Firm Apptio for $4.6 Billion

Text size IBM said it’s buying IT spend management platform Apptio. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg IBM is buying software company Apptio in a $4.6 billion all-cash deal. The company says the acquisition will advance IBM’s automation capabilities. Apptio, which is owned by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, works with enterprises such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft … Read more

Lucid, Tesla, Alphabet, Carnival, and More Stock Market Movers

Text size Lucid reached a supply agreement with luxury car maker Aston Martin. Lucid Stock futures were falling modestly Monday after the S&P 500 declined 1.4% last week for its worst weekly performance since early March. Oil prices were steady following a weekend of chaos in Russia. These stocks were poised to make moves Monday:  … Read more