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World Service,22 Jan 2022,49 mins

Microsoft鈥檚 multi-billion dollar gaming deal

Business Weekly

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On this edition of Business Weekly, we look at the gaming industry鈥檚 biggest deal so far, as Microsoft stumps up nearly $69bn to buy Activision Blizzard, the company behind mega-games including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. We hear how Microsoft wants to increase its slice of the gaming sector. Mobile stock trading apps have been booming in popularity during the pandemic, opening the door to millions of new, often young, or first-time investors. For many in the finance sector it is great news, but there have been questions raised about whether people always know the amount of financial risk they are taking on. Also, we focus on China鈥檚 economy, and hear what impact the 鈥榸ero Covid鈥 policy and approach has made. Plus, we stop and smell the roses of the global flower industry - and follow one supply line from Kenya to Amsterdam to find out how green the sector really is. And as the original Winnie the Pooh book falls out of US copyright, we hear what potential new adventures might be in store for the 鈥渂ear of very little brain鈥. Business Weekly is presented by Sasha Twining and produced by Matthew Davies. (Image: Visitors queue to play the video game 'Call of Duty' in Paris, Getty Images)

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