Microsoft, Activision deal could close within days

The judge’s ruling allows the tech company to move ahead with its plans to acquire the developer behind popular games like “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” The FTC argued the merger could harm competition in the market if Microsoft, the company behind the Xbox game system, had control over popular video game franchises. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, however, wrote that the FTC failed to make that case. “The FTC has not shown it is likely to succeed on its assertion the combined firm will probably pull Call...