Microsoft stock slips as Italy probes Activision game sales and Swiss watchdog eyes Microsoft 365 fees
Microsoft shares fell about 0.6% to $456.66 in early Friday trading after Italy’s antitrust authority opened probes into Activision Blizzard’s mobile game sales tactics. Switzerland’s competition commission also launched a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s licensing fee hikes. Microsoft said it will cooperate with Swiss authorities. The company has not yet commented on the Italian probe.