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Aug 2023
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Business: Billion-dollar Barbie, MrBeast...

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Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson joins Susie to look at the billion US dollars made by the smash-hit movie Barbie over the past three weeks. We look at what the 'Barbie' bump done for the US economy, and the profits of her owner Mattel. Meanwhile the world's biggest Youtuber, Jimmy Donaldson, or MrBeast, is suing the company behind his online fast ... Show More
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