A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard .
The chief executives of Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc are planning to visit Washington next week to discuss China policy, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Finland's Nokia cut its annual outlook on Friday and Swedish rival Ericsson delivered second-quarter results slightly above expectations, as a slowdown in consumer spending hit sales of telecom gear.