Deal Them In: The Bloomberg Close, Americas Edition

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• Microsoft wins US court’s blessing for $69 billion Activision deal.

• Miami Beach wants to put a “stake in the heart of spring break.”

• What do you get when you cross Barbie with a nuclear scientist?

Big win for Microsoft: The tech giant received US court approval of its $69 billion Activision deal.

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• The UK swiftly agreed to reconsider blocking the deal less than an hour after a US judge gave it the green light.

• Odds of success doubled to about 80%. Activision surged 10%, the most since the plan ...