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Unlike Peers, Microsoft Shows Boldness By Acknowledging Unionization

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) President Brad Smith recently expressed the company's support for employee unionization in a blog post. Smith acknowledged the legal right of employees to form or join a union as he saw it futile to resist lawful efforts to participate in activities like unionization. Smith saw the trend catching up…

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Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Activision Blizzard Stock In The Last 15 Years

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.78%. Currently, Activision Blizzard has a market capitalization of $60.13 billion.

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Activision Blizzard Employees Proceed Towards Unionization

Twenty-two quality-assurance testers at Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) studios have voted in favor of unionizing with the Communications Workers of America, the Wall Street Journal reports. The workers took part in the vote at Middleton, Wisconsin-based Raven, on May 23 amid opposition from Activision management. The move followed years of complaints about excessive…

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Activision Blizzard advises shareholders to vote against employee-elected board member, harassment report

ATVI shareholders requested a vote on allowing for an employee-elected board member and the creation of a report on the company’s continued problems with and actions to counteract sexual harrassment. The company says to vote against both.

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$100 Invested In Activision Blizzard 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 7.67% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.6%. Currently, Activision Blizzard has a market capitalization of $60.70 billion.

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Analysts Share Their View On Activision Blizzard Post Q1 Performance

Analysts offered their views on Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) post Q1 FY22 results. Raymond James saw ATVI's Q1 results significantly below expectations, driven by continued weakness in Call of Duty and a low ebb of content in Blizzard. It continued to see sizable headwinds for Call of Duty through the rest of the year until the anticipated release…

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Activision Blizzard Registers 22% Revenue Decline In Q1, Ditches Outlook Due To Microsoft Deal

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) reported a first-quarter FY22 net revenue decline of 22.3% year-on-year to $1.77 billion missing the consensus of $1.80 billion. Q1 Net bookings were $1.48 billion. Product sales declined 42.8% Y/Y to $386 million. In-game, subscription and other revenues decreased 13.6% Y/Y to $1.38 billion. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.64 missed…

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$1000 Invested In Activision Blizzard 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.84% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.17%. Currently, Activision Blizzard has a market capitalization of $61.47 billion.

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – Thoma Bravo Adds SailPoint Technologies To Its Portfolio And Approaches Twitter

Merger activity increased last week with five new deals announced and one of the five new deals announced was a potential deal in the works. SailPoint Technologies (NYSE: SAIL)

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Activision Blizzard Looks To Convert Temporary Staff To Full Time Roles

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) looks to convert 1,100 U.S.-based temporary and contingent quality assurance workers of some divisions to full-time employees, starting July 1, Reuters reports. Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquisition target looks to raise the minimum hourly wages for the employees from the Activision Publishing and Blizzard divisions to $20 or more and offer them…

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Here's How Much $100 Invested In Activision Blizzard 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 9.35% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.59%. Currently, Activision Blizzard has a market capitalization of $62.64 billion.

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Nielsen Holdings To Be Taken Private By A Consortium Of Private Equity Firms

Merger activity increased significantly last week with six new deals announced and eight deals completed. There were 17 deals announced in the month of March, with a total value of $64.55 billion. Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN)

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Insurer Alleghany For $11.6 Billion

Merger activity decreased last week with three new deals announced and two deals completed. Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y)

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Hopeful Golden Cross Forms On Activision Blizzard's Chart

If history is any guide, there may be good fortune ahead for shares of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI). A so-called "golden cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bullish for the stock.

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Regulator Defers MGM Stakeholder's Nevada Gaming License By 1 Month

Nevada Gaming Commission shelved MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) stakeholder Barry Diller’s licensing by a month until an April commission meeting, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move coincided with insider-trading investigations by federal authorities into his share purchases of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI). In 2020, Diller and his internet holding company, IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IAC), admitted spending over $1 billion for…

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If You Invested $1000 In This Stock 10 Years Ago, Here's How Much You Would Have Today

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 8.21% on an annualized basis.

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DOJ, SEC Investigate Possible Insider Trading Violation On Microsoft-Activision Deal: WSJ

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators are investigating three men with an unrealized profit of ~$60 million on the options trade, betting on Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI), the Wall Street Journal reports. The Justice Department investigated for possible violation of insider-trading law by the options trades violated insider-trading laws. The SEC…

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Call of Duty's Planned 2023 Release Delayed By Activision: Bloomberg

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) looks to delay a "Call of Duty" (COD) game, Bloomberg reports. The failure of recent COD releases to meet sales expectations triggered the belief that Activision introduced new versions too rapidly. Activision initially aimed to release the game in 2023. The postponement will make 2023 the first year…

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Microsoft's Activision Acquisition Triggers Regulatory Subpoenas Over Workplace Harassment

The Wall Street Journal reports that federal and state regulators have broadened their investigations into Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ:ATVI) leadership role in handling workplace misconduct claims. State watchdog, The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing subpoenaed Activision's directors over its workplace issues. It also has subpoenaed police departments in the Los Angeles area…

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Activision Blizzard: Q4 Earnings Insights

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 04:05 PM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

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Preview: Activision Blizzard's Earnings

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-02-03. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that Activision Blizzard will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.31.

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Analyst Ratings For Activision Blizzard

Analysts have provided the following ratings for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) within the last quarter:

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If You Invested $1,000 In Activision When It Acquired Blizzard, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

One of the big headlines last week was the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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MKM Partners Cuts Electronic Arts Price Target By 6%; Remains Bullish

MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler lowered the price target on Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) to $172 from $182 but reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The price target implies an upside of 32%. With a strong balance sheet and "significant scale," Electronic Arts should remain a leading consolidator, Handler notes. Still, following Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) proposed acquisition of Activision…

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Microsoft Intends To Keep 'Call Of Duty' On PlayStation Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced plans to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in an all-cash deal.

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