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Jul 2023
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Microsoft Gets Green Light to Buy Activi...

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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde breaks down the ramifications of Microsoft winning US court approval to move forward with its $69 billion dollar deal for Activision Blizzard. Plus, Ed Ludlow reports live from Sun Valley, Idaho as billionaires descend on the mountains for their annual gathering. 

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