The bid for independence of Activision Blizzard from Vivendi is still subject to shareholder approval.
Legal & Regulatory
Texas drops out of suit to stop American Airlines-US Airways merger
The state of Texas had dropped out of the lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department to block the US Airways-American Airlines merger, according to a Reuters report.
After the shutdown, debt ceiling next issue
History showed greater economic performance after a shutdown, but there are many issues after that which need action from government.
Google to enter into compromise settlement with EU Competition Commission
Google modifies its search engines to accommodate competitors, as confirmed by EU Competition Commission and Google executives.
Government shutdown seen as temporary
Stock market indices rose and long term instruments fell as the market responded to the first government shutdown in 17 years.
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