FTC to pause Microsoft-Activision merger trial – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) – The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to pause its in-house trial against Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard opening the door to potential settlement talks, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Microsoft and FTC did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)

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