14:06 ET -- Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the most mentioned companies in the U.S. across all news items in the last 12 hours, according to Factiva data. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority narrowed the focus of its probe into Microsoft Corp.'s $75 billion acquisition of Activision to the cloud-gaming market, removing previous concerns that the deal could lessen competition in the console-gaming market. The regulator's deadline to make its final report is unchanged at April 26. Microsoft said it welcomed the findings and reiterated its argument that the deal would provide consumers with more choice in how they access Activision games. Dow Jones & Co. owns Factiva. (josh.beckerman@wsj.com)

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