--The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is preparing to outline its concerns about Microsoft Corp.'s planned $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources.

--Microsoft is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning after the bloc's competition watchdog opened an in-depth probe into the deal in November, according to Reuters.

Full story: https://reut.rs/3XrHOkc

Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 16, 2023 09:28 ET (14:28 GMT)

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