The US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC’s appeal of a judge’s decision that would have stopped Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
The US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC’s appeal of a judge’s decision that would have stopped Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard  —  In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s appeal …