US FTC eyes options after Microsoft/Activision loss, source says

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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering its options after stinging losses last week in its bid to stop Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy Activision, a source told Reuters on Monday amid expectations the agency's fight is nearing the end...

After a big loss last week in district court, the agency's remaining options are: pursue its fight in the internal FTC court; pursue its parallel case before the appeals court; pursue both; or settle with Microsoft or drop the matter entirely...

Last week, a district court judge in California denied a motion on Tuesday to stop the deal while an internal FTC judge considers it, and an appeals court denied a motion to pause it on Friday...

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