The UK competition regulator has said Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard could “result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers” in provisional findings that jeopardise the landmark deal. The Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday said the…

Binance will airdrop $100 worth of BNB tokens to its Turkish users affected by the recent devastating earthquake. The world’s largest crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it will airdrop BNB worth $100 to all Binance users identified to be living in 10 cities where the earthquake has had…

An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into the Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console arranged in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe British competition regulator said Wednesday that Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition…

Hello from London, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has grabbed headlines with a reshuffle of his cabinet. The most important casualty is the clunkily named Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It will be split into three new units — including the new Department…

A ‘For Sale’ sign is posted in front of a single family home on October 27, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesMortgage rates continued to fall last week, and both current homeowners and potential homebuyers reacted swiftly.Total mortgage application volume, including refinances and…

Raising money on Wall Street has become cheaper and easier despite the Federal Reserve lifting interest rates to the highest level in 15 years, suggesting an ongoing and deep disconnect between investors and central bank officials.Measures of financial conditions — the ease with which companies…