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Now playing Next Business German housing prices at record low Residential property prices in Germany have fallen by their steepest decline since data collection began in 2000, with larger cities seeing harsher drops. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Business US and China launch economic and financial working groups to ease tensions The announcement follows a string of high-ranking US officials' visits to China this year, which sets the stage for a possible meeting between Biden and Xi in November at an Asia-Pacific Economic conference. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Business UK regulator provisionally approves deal for acquiring Activision Microsoft is clearing the final hurdles in its aim to acquire video gaming giant Activision Blizzard following a restructured $69 billion deal. 22/09/2023
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Now playing Next Business Cisco buying cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion The Silicon Valley tech giant Cisco will pay $157 per Splunk Inc share. 21/09/2023
Now playing Next Business Turkey pushes interest rates up to highest level since 2003 The central bank said that rocketing inflation was above expectations in the past couple of months and that to combat the trend, more interest rate hikes are likely. 21/09/2023
Now playing Next Business US Federal Reserve stays the course on interest rates The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will maintain its interest rates, as much of Europe raises theirs. 21/09/2023