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Apr 2021
39m 58s

China Isn’t Playing Games at the Olympic...

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Dr. Rachel Dew, CEO at ModiHealth, explains the dangers of ‘pandemic exhaustion.’ Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg Technology Executive Editor Tom Giles discuss Intel's $20 billion bet on U.S. manufacturing of chips for other semiconductor companies. Bloomberg New Economy Editorial Director Andy Browne talks about how the Summer and Winter Olympic games in Beijing will bookend a period of history when China’s approach to the world swung from deference all the way over to defiance. Bloomberg News Seattle Bureau Chief Dina Bass breaks down Microsoft making a big bet on healthcare AI technology by buying Nuance. And we Drive to the Close with Margie Patel, Senior Portfolio Manager at Wells Fargo Asset Management.

Hosts: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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