Activision stock plunges as U.K. regulator says it will ‘prohibit’ Microsoft merger

A U.K. regulator plans to block Microsoft Corp.’s mega-deal for videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc., citing the potential for negative impacts on competition in the cloud-gaming market. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday that it would “prohibit” the merger as it…

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