Activision Blizzard is set to leave the US stock exchange's top 100 index, a sign many believe reflects the company's confidence the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft acquisition will close in the US.

That's according to NASDAQ on , revealing yesterday that Activision Blizzard would be leaving the stock exchange's top 100 index this weekend. The removal of Activision Blizzard from the index will actually kick in on Monday, July 17, so this weekend should be the end of the company on the st𒐪ock exchange.

This indicates that Activision Blizzard believes the merger with Microsoft might well be completed this weekend. This would be a serious uptick in events, after the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:F🔥ederal Trade Commission was denied an injunction to halt the merger earlier this week, meaning Microsoft should be all✱owed to proceed with the acquisition as they originally planned.

It's worth noting the FTC ha♍s officially filed an appeal over the original decision, which Microsoft has said it's "disappointed" by. No matter, the acqu🐟isition should still technically be completed while the FTC's original investigation rumbles on untiℱl August, whatever the outcome of that investigation might be.

The other significant barrier for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to overcome would be the CMA. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority previously reꦇcommended the country rule against the planned merge𓃲r, and so far at least, they're the only country to officially rule against the pr🐭oposed deal between the two companies.

This could mean Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard in the US, before turning its attention to tackling regulators in the UK. This is one possibility - the꧙ other is that the two companies ignore the UK ruling and take a regional approach to partnering, like putting Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass everywhere but the UK, for example.

Check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Xbox Series X games guide for a look ahead at all the new-gen games coming to the console.