When Chinas lockdown hit in late January, JD.com was the only ecommerce player reliably delivering packages. JPMorgan thinks emerging markets will be the star next year, returning 14%. Key stat: Lonza and Moderna hope to produce 1bn vaccine doses per year. Key stat: 4.6bn Audis operating profit in 2019, the largest of VWs 12 marques. Key stat: The iPhone maker managed to rake in $58.3bn in revenue in the March quarter, despite closing all of its retail stores. Key stat: Shares are up 129 per cent so far in 2020. Information about Activision Blizzards directors and executive officers and their ownership of Activision Blizzards common stock is set forth in Activision Blizzards proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021. Neil Hume. ----- What is AroundDeal extension? In mid-June, VW confirmed it would pay 1,551.53 per outstanding share, subject to approval at the companys next AGM. Many non-essential procedures have been postponed until business returns to normal, meaning insurers have to disperse less in payments to healthcare providers. Upon close, Microsoft will have 30 internal game development studios, along with additional publishing and esports production capabilities. The boom in debt issuance by corporate America has been good to S&P Global, the largest credit rating agency. The global market observed a humongous growth rate of 5.7% in 2020 as compared to 9.8% in 2019. The release briefly lifted Daiichis stock price to the highest level since 2005. Key stat: The 49.6MW running through DRTs 275 data centres is enough electricity to power a city the size of Santa Barbara. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Activision Blizzard will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the transaction. As demand rose for its ultra-cheap goods, the total value of transactions over its platform soared and revenues were up 44 per cent in the first quarter. Key stat: Investment-grade companies have issued more than $1tn of debt this year, a record. Hansohs almonertinib received market approval in China for second-line treatment for patients with NSCLC (the most common type of lung cancer) in March. Software developers use Twilio to create communication tools such as chat bots, all in the cloud, making the companys offerings a timely choice for industries ranging from telehealth to distance learning. Key stat: Revenues rose 83 per cent in the first quarter. Key stat: Sliced $1bn off its annual revenue guidance due to the difficulty of closing sales in the pandemic. Its ecommerce platform has ballooned in popularity over the past five years, and by facilitating electronic payments during the pandemic lockdown, its sales have surged further. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. Jan. 18, 2022 With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive Consider the message it sends, Source: Capital IQ; Dates from Jan 1 to Jun 17, figures converted to US dollars. Ryan McMorrow. Tencent has faced a number of headwinds in 2022 including a Covid-induced slowdown in the Chinese economy and a tougher market for gaming. Tencent posted revenue of 134.03 billion Chinese yuan ($19.78 billion) in the second quarter vs. 134.6 billion yuan expected, a decline of 3% year-on-year. The New York-based software group, which offers monitoring and analytics tools, has been successful selling business customers on multiple products, boasting a high net retention rate a metric watched closely by software investors. Founded in 1991, it focuses on patient monitoring and life support, in-vitro diagnostic and imaging products. 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Key stat: Online sales jumped 53 per cent in the first quarter. Patrick McGee. In a global spending spree, Tencent has exploited falling valuations: it recently acquired Norwegian game developer Funcom, took a stake in German developer Yager, and poured capital into an array of fintech start-ups. "The quality of research they have done for us has been excellent.". Hannah Murphy. Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsofts Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. Key stat: Nestls petcare division boasted 13.9 per cent organic growth in the first quarter. It focuses on psychotropic, oncology and diabetes drugs. As the Chinese firm expands overseas, it will enter a very competitive cloud computing market dominated by U.S. giants Amazon and Microsoft. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Microsoft and Activision Blizzard assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Chinese people isolated at home turned to Tencents virtual worlds. Mercedes Ruehl in Singapore. A Division of NBCUniversal. Now, the company says, it is witnessing larger, cross-generational transfers such as socially-distanced withdrawals from the Bank of Mum and Dad and increased usage for paying for goods and services that might otherwise have been paid for with cash. Were investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to all., Players everywhere love Activision Blizzard games, and we believe the creative teams have their best work in front of them, said Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming. Benedict Mander in Buenos Aires. Complimentary 10 hours free analyst time for market review, 3. Its shares jumped almost 6 per cent on its trading debut in Hong Kong on June 18, the same day as its annual shopping bonanza, as it raised nearly $4bn in the second-largest share sale globally this year. Investors hope a long-term shift towards eating and drinking at home will continue to boost the Swiss group. Lucrative features, such as high-end displays and sound systems designed to provide an improved and enriched experience to gamers, are anticipated to drive the growth of the console segment. Key stat: Pig farmer Qin Yinglins personal wealth has grown by about $6bn since the start of coronavirus. Key stat: Even as advertising collapsed at the end of March, YouTubes revenue was still growing nearly 10 per cent. Mercedes Ruehl in Singapore. The acquisition also bolsters Microsofts Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new milestone of over 25 million subscribers. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella; Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard; CEO, Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer; and Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood will host a webcast for investors and media on Jan. 18, 2022, at 6 a.m. Pacific time/9 a.m. Eastern time regarding this transaction. Knocks to Facebooks advertising business during the pandemic have been offset by its 2.6bn entertainment-starved users spending more time on the platform. Having realized that several individuals use social media to find the video game of their choice, game developers are launching several games across various genres, including action, role play, simulation, and strategy, on social media to attract customers. Apple executives predicted sales of some items would even accelerate, as millions of consumers working from home would opt to upgrade their electronics. While there are signs that the gaming crackdown could now be over, Tencent has felt the impact. Donato Paolo Mancini. Last year, Beijing introduced rules that cut the amount of time people under 18 could play online games to a maximum of three hours a week. The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush, in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. Key factors that are driving the video game market growth include the growing penetration of internet services coupled with the easy availability and access of games on the internet across the globe. The company mainly produces growth hormone products. Miles Kruppa. Key stat: Volume of payments processed increased 38 per cent year on year in the first quarter. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. While much of the retail sector has struggled with forced store closures and a drop in consumer spending, The Home Depot is among a select group whose sales have jumped in the crisis. For broadcast quality b-roll and audio, please contact[emailprotected]. Today, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), a leader in game development and interactive entertainment content publisher. The Japanese unit of Switzerland-based Roche is the producer of rheumatoid arthritis drug actemra, which is being trialled in the US and Japan as a potential treatment for critically ill coronavirus patients. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor to Microsoft and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal counsel. Despite losing patent protection on its anti-inflammatory Humira the bestselling drug in the world in the US by 2023, the prospects for four other drugs, including in oncology and for psoriasis, have enticed investors to a stock with stable growth and a good dividend yield. Sun Yu in Beijing. Analysts said that high-end restaurants, which were afraid of cannibalisation and bad user experience, had no choice but to turn to the platform for deliveries. The distiller increased annual output by a mere 30 per cent from 2014 to 2019 even though Chinas high-net-worth population, Moutais main consumer, more than doubled over the same period. Tencent's international push with cloud computing is relatively late compared with that of rival Alibaba, which expanded outside China in the last few years. Demand for its hit game Free Fire surged in the March quarter while a consumer shift to digital channels boosted sales for its loss-making ecommerce business in south-east Asia and Taiwan. Several apps launched rapid grocery delivery services, to compete with Getir and Gorillas. Hannah Kuchler. It is Tencents second consecutive quarterly decline in revenue, as the company grapples with tightened regulations. Your transaction & personal information is safe and secure. Key stat: In a recent graduate recruitment presentation, the company claimed it had enough cash to survive 17 years with no sales. The combination of Activision Blizzards world-class talent and extraordinary franchises with Microsofts technology, distribution, access to talent, ambitious vision and shared commitment to gaming and inclusion will help ensure our continued success in an increasingly competitive industry.. South-east Asias biggest listed technology company benefited from drawing the bulk of its revenue from two coronavirus-proof sectors: gaming and ecommerce. Richard Waters. b. Atlassian is giving away some products for free during the crisis in a bid to grow market share and boost revenues. Key stat: Revenues in the three months to the end of April rose 20 per cent to $886m, beating analysts expectations. A surge in orders pushed net sales in the three months to May up 46 per cent from a year ago to $1.6bn. Tencent's strategy could focus on trying to sign up global firms with a presence in China as well as Chinese companies expanding abroad. The results come after China announced a series of lacklustre indicators for the worlds second-largest economy, with authorities scrambling to revive growth. The stock is near all-time highs, even after advertising and other costs meant the group lost $286m in the first quarter. Media consumption is expected to witness a substantial increase as a direct consequence of lockdowns enforced in several countries across the globe to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Microsofts shift to the cloud under Satya Nadella has left it well-placed for a world where large numbers of people are working remotely. Perched on hilltops or bolted to the roofs of skyscrapers, its utilitarian structures are leased to cellular networks on long-term contracts providing a lifeline for socially distanced consumers, and a haven for investors. The crisis has dented its growth in the short term, but investors are betting that digital transformation will become an even bigger imperative for companies across the economy, with Salesforce among the winners. Key stat: Hours spent playing games on Nvidias platforms jumped 50 per cent during lockdowns. For this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global video game market report based on device, type, and region: Device Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2017 - 2030), Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2017 - 2030), Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2017 - 2030). Dynamic simulation is another lucrative feature featured in next-generation gaming consoles to offer an immersive experience to gamers. It is helping drugmakers switch to more remote monitoring for their trials, when many participants are reluctant to go to the hospital during the pandemic. While Reliances core energy businesses have struggled during the pandemic, foreign investors flocked to its digital arm Jio. Moderna was the first US company to get a potential coronavirus vaccine to human trial. Xueqiao Wang in Shanghai. The worlds biggest cosmetics companys sales have held up well during the Covid-19 crisis, thanks to its heavy investments inonline sellingand marketing. A strong China open for 'Avatar' lays the ground for a film stock rally, Morgan Stanley says, Morgan Stanley turns bullish on China stocks, giving them serious upside potential, Deutsche upgrades Estee Lauder, says cosmetics stock will get a boost from China reopening in 2023. Prosus, which houses the Tencent stake and other assets to make up Europes biggest consumer internet group, already has globe-spanning businesses in sectors that could benefit if the pandemic does inspire a greater digital shift, such as food delivery and online education. A supplier to global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Daimler and Volvo, the Shenzhen-listed company is set to firm up its foothold on the Chinese market, announcing this month that it is ready to make a million-mile battery. COVID-19 has propelled the industry a few years into the future, as millions of people in lockdown ordered food online for the first time. Sun Yu. It now earns 20 per cent of group sales from its own ecommerce sites or those of retailers, giving it a real competitive advantage over other cosmetics and personal care players. As Japan lifted its state of emergency in late May to reflect falling Covid-19 cases, Daiichi Sankyo launched breast cancer drug Enhertu. Mercedes Ruehl in Singapore. The longer the current situation lasts, the bigger the benefit to Netflix. Anna Nicolaou. Tencents video subscriber numbers swelled to 112m, its music streamers jumped to 43m and monthly users of its social media app WeChat indispensable for buying noodles and verifying users health during the coronavirus period hit 1.2bn. A huge reserve base boosted by the purchase of rival Goldcorp leaves Colorado-based Newmont well placed to produce 6m-7m ounces of gold a year until 2029, according to analysts. While it has long been the good fortune of the South African internet group Naspers to own 31 per cent of Chinas Tencent, exposure to the Fortnite-to-WeChat giant paid off again this year. Alistair Gray, Key stat: ASMLs R&D expenses for the first quarter of 2020 were 544m, a year-on-year increase of 15 per cent, The Dutch giants dominance in photolithography for chipmaking has helped it weather Covid-19 disruptions. Anna Nicolaou in New York. Alistair Gray. Key stat: 402 miles: the range of Teslas latest Model S, underscoring its technological lead. Richard Waters. Bobby Kotick will continue to serve as CEO of Activision Blizzard, and he and his team will maintain their focus on driving efforts to further strengthen the companys culture and accelerate business growth. Key stat: 15-20 minutes, the time Celltrion says it will take its Covid-19 self-testing diagnostic kitto reveal results. Video-games developers have boomed as people turned to consoles and smartphones for distraction. Our mission, to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment has never been more important. Tencent's focus on audio and video products plays to its strengths as one of the world's largest gaming companies and the owner of WeChat, China's most popular messaging app with over 1 billion users. At the same time, the changing consumer preferences and the rising levels of disposable income across the globe are driving the large-scale adoption of advanced gaming consoles equipped with sophisticated features, such as record & share and cross-platform gameplay. Alistair Gray. But Nvidias business has been helped by the growing importance of ecommerce in selling new graphics cards, along with a shift towards online gaming. Which segment accounted for the largest video game market share? The mobile segment dominated the market in 2021 with a revenue share of over 40%. Meanwhile, chief executive Elon Musk is promising to upend the entire model of car ownership with fleets of self-driving robotaxis that would charge by the mile. Uber Eats has the highest single app users, outside of China. Key stat: Even with sports fixtures cancelled worldwide, Flutter increased gambling revenues 10 per cent year on year in the three months to May 17. Donato Paolo Mancini. 6. Microsoft Media Relations, Assembly Media for Microsoft, [emailprotected]. AstraZeneca, which has its headquarters in the UK, has climbed to the top of the FTSE 100 index after securing a deal to manufacture and distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine made by Oxford university. Investors are upbeat about its acquisition of a unit carved off by Japanese rival Takeda, and a touted merger of three Celltrion affiliates. Veeva is a Salesforce for life sciences, a cloud-based system that helps pharmaceutical companies manage data. All times are ET. Tim Bradshaw. In March the US Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked approval for Cepheids Covid-19 test, which can be processed using diagnostic equipment already in place at more than 25,000 hospitals and health clinics worldwide. Key stat: Shares in the group are up 140 per cent in 12 months. The Chinese tech giant posted a drop in revenue for the second quarter in a row. Prices of new homes in China also saw their sharpest decline for seven year in October, amid a property sector debt crisis. Donato Paolo Mancini. The Hong Kong-listed company, which is the worlds top video game maker and the owner of popular super-app WeChat, posted revenues of 140 billion yuan (RM102 billion) in the third quarter, according to a stock exchange filing. For reprint rights: Inciting hatred against a certain community, Captain Modi Leads BJP to Record 7th Gujarat Poll Cup Win, Revised Telecom Draft to Clear Air on OTT, DTH, RBI Buys Estimated $8b from Market in Week, Weekly Top Picks: Seven large & mid caps with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 42%, What do Q2 LIC results indicate for other Insurance companies? Chinese tech giants are not only looking to new business divisions for growth, they are also looking for new revenue streams overseas. Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way! It quickly started to gain traction in China and parent company ByteDance launched an international version the following year. 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Netflix added twice as many subscribers as it had forecast in the first three months of the year, as the largest paid streaming service entertained global lockdown audiences with shows such as Tiger King, La Casa de Papel and Love is Blind. Free upgrade to enterprise license (allows to share across all company locations), 5. Chief executive Jeff Bezos warned as much as $4bn could be spent on virus mitigation, such as testing labs and thermal cameras potentially pushing Amazon into its first quarterly loss since 2015. Other names in the Tencent stable As the pioneer of cloud-based software applications for businesses, Salesforce could be lifted by the greater urgency for companies to digitise their operations. Key stat: Square distributed $800m to small businesses as part of the US governments stimulus package. Advisors AFP, A man walks outside the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province September 2, 2022. 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Here we can see that the most assertive players will be able to restore more than 11 percent of the 12 percent loss in projected revenue growth, as well as 7.3 percent of the 10.4 percent reduction in profit growth. ), with the app ranking among the top downloads in regional Apple and Google Play Stores. Later in the series, we will look at an alternative gauge of success, as well as the big corporate losers and four thematic winners: pharma, cloud computing, ecommerce and gaming. In this sector analysis, we will look into operations in the China, Europe, United States and United Kingdom. A Hong Kong-listed company controlled by Jack Ma, it focuses on pharmaceutical ecommerce and operates Chinas drug product identification, authentication and tracking system. Key stat: 4.6m students were signed up in February, a 57 per cent year-on-year rise. Other industry giants have also reported sluggish performance in recent months. We want to hear from you. Key stat: Peak internet exchange traffic grew 44 per cent compared with last year as millions of workers logged on from home. !function(e,i,n,s){var t="InfogramEmbeds",d=e.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement("script");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async"); The food delivery industry is expected to grow to $320 billion by 2029. It also has a stable revenue base and guaranteed pipeline of new business in the years ahead, thanks to its use by big companies that pay regular subscriptions, and which are mostly at an early stage in applying the technology across their organisations. Market sentiment has moved from growth to profitability, and most food delivery apps remained unprofitable throughout the pandemic. Like rival tower owner ATC, Crown Castle has been one of the best-performing stocks in real estate. Covid-19 provided a boost to this Australian software company, which specialises in developing tools to help people collaborate and remain productive while working remotely. Key stat: Revenues increased 382 per cent in the first quarter. To access that recording: For more information, please visit theblog postfrom Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming. Related imagery is also available. By the end of April, the number of medium and larger companies using Zoom was up more than three-fold from a year before, while revenue soared 169 per cent. Key stat: Zoom video calls reached 300m participants a day* in April. Dexcom makes a type of blood sugar monitor that continuously checks patients glucose levels a product that may have pushed the stock higher as the coronavirus crisis has increased demand for healthcare solutions for diabetics, who are an at-risk category for Covid-19. Key stat: The company expects parcel volume to grow 31 to 35 per cent this year. Nestl reported a boost to first-quarter growth from higher purchasing of its Purina petcare range, coffee and frozen food. China is ahead in total revenue for food delivery, at $27.3 billion in 2021. Hannah Kuchler in New York, Key stat: Consistently maintains a profit margin above 90 per cent.Kweichow Moutai, maker of Chinas best-known distilled spirit, seems well positioned to benefit from the reopening of the Chinese economy. Its huge force of delivery workers and 58 cargo jets kept ferrying goods during the worst of Chinas lockdown period even as its competitors struggled with manpower issues. In terms of revenue, the market witnessed an increase in revenue to USD 297.40 billion in 2020. It has recently come under attack from short-sellers, including Muddy Waters. Key stat: Offcn founder Li Yongxin is Chinas richest edtech entrepreneur. It is now banking on working from home becoming permanent for many as lockdowns ease. Key stat: Sales rose 7.2 per cent in the first quarter but this was the slowest rate in a decade. A comprehensive list of companies available on stock exchanges that can be browsed alphabetically, by sector, or by country. GSXTechedu is an education company offering online tutoring services in China. Key stat: Lowes hired more than 100,000 workers for the spring season after a surge in demand. A surge in online shopping helped prop up volumes at Adyen, which processes payments for companies such as Microsoft and eBay. We are GDPR and CCPA compliant! While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic took a severe toll on the global economy, the video game industry continued to exhibit remarkable growth. Key stat: 32% the proportion of luxury goods Chinese consumers purchased at home last year. Who are the key players in the video game market? There will be a recording of the conference call available shortly after the call until Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at 5 p.m. Pacific time. The mobile segment is expected to continue dominating the market over the forecast period. No purchase commitment. Key stat: Global Hemlibra sales surged 146 per cent during the first quarter. Key stat: 183m global subscribers by the end of Q1, a 23 per cent jump from a year earlier. In early June, Keyence shares hit an all-time high and the automation specialist became Japans second most valuable company after Toyota. The Foxconn rival has been tipped as a likely beneficiary of Apples push to diversify its supply chain. Microsoft even has a way to satisfy the personal: a record 90m players turned to the Xbox Live gaming service in April. Small business advertisers slashed their marketing budgets. We use Key stat: Like-for-like sales rose in 11 of The Home Depots 14 departments in the first quarter. The US wireless company benefited from the twin forces of lockdowns, which made people more dependent on their phones for connection, and the closing of its long-awaited merger with rival Sprint. The company benefited from a business based largely on subscriptions, helping shield it from the fallout in advertising. However, the pandemic is not the only catalyst for the sharp rally in its shares. The Azure cloud computing platform has become a more critical part of the digital backbone for many companies. Investors crowned Apple the first $1.5tn company. Key stat: $8bn the cash and debt available for Naspers international investment vehicle to make deals. Since consumers are forced to stay at home, they are turning to popular OTT service providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. Ryan McMorrow. The video conferencing company has come to symbolise the work-from-home boom of 2020, making its fake digital backdrops a cultural touchstone of the coronavirus crisis. A steep rise in health issues and disorders stemming from video game addiction is also expected to restrain the growth of the market over the forecast period. A subsidiary of Zhifei was reportedly co-developing with an institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. The growth of the mobile segment can also be attributed to the increasing demand for mobile tablets featuring larger displays and hence guaranteeing a better gaming experience. Social networking sites are particularly proving influential in providing a virtual platform for online video games. and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, Hence, game developers are focusing on the compatibility and efficiency of hardware. eSports is also another sector which is expected to be favorably impacted by more and more people confined to their homes. Delivery Hero is once again ahead in total app downloads, although Uber Eats had the most single app downloads by 26.5 million in 2021, with DoorDash in second place. The food delivery market has seen significant growth over the past five years. Meituan contributed to $15 billion of that revenue, as the largest food delivery app in the world by revenue and usage. Key stat: Paid membership in the US rose from 27m to 43m in the first quarter. Key stat: The number of PDF documents shared using Adobes software rose 50 per cent compared with same quarter a year ago. E-commerce company Alibaba has used its AliExpress and Lazada brand to expand abroad, for example, while Tencent has found big success with its online games. The onset of coronavirus in China, which started in late January, pushed food prices higher, adding another $6bn in personal wealth to Mr Qins pig farming fortune. Key stat: Online gaming revenues rose 31 per cent in the first quarter. While fewer people commuted to work, users at home flocked to meditation and wellness podcasts, instrumental music and chilled-out tunes to help manage stress, according to Spotify. This is attributable to the ever-increasing smartphone penetration and the growing demand for entertainment in China. Tom Braithwaite. Americans have also been upgrading their living space, buying more furniture, decor and lighting, while undertaking more DIY projects, boosting demand for tools and materials. Key stat: Annual recurring revenues from enterprise customers rose 59 per cent year on year in the first quarter. Key stat: Shares have risen more than 50 per cent this year. The products released Wednesday focus on audio and visual products such as live streaming for e-commerce or online meetings. With Activision Blizzards nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises, this acquisition will make Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry. Autodesk is well placed to take advantage of any shift towards automation spurred by the pandemic, as it offers software technology for the construction, engineering and manufacturing sectors. Free report customization (equivalent up to 8 analysts working days) with purchase. Got a confidential news tip? Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzards net cash. The deal is expectedto close in fiscal year 2023 and will be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share upon close. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the worlds third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai. Key stat: 41 per cent year-on-year revenue jump. The definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Activision Blizzard with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SECs website (http://www.sec.gov) or at the Activision Blizzard website (https://investor.activision.com) or by writing to Activision Blizzard, Investor Relations, 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, 90405. Now Takeaway founder Jitse Groen is looking to take a bite out of Uber in the US, with its blockbuster bid for Grubhub. Key stat: 150 per cent increase in the share price in 12 months. ZTO Express runs the profitable line-haul segment of delivery leaving the costly business of ferrying packages the last mile to customers doors to its partner firms. Wuliangye Yibin, a Chinese liquor maker, has been a magnet for investors betting on a recovery in discretionary spending in Asias largest economy. In connection with the transaction, Activision Blizzard, Inc. will file relevant materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. In 2021 alone, the total number of video game releases was up 64% compared to 2020 and 51% of players in the U.S. reported spending more than 7 hours per week playing across console, PC and mobile. Latest News. To rank companies that prospered in the pandemic, we have chosen to look at equity value added. The lights went out at many office buildings and shopping centres this March but DRTs data centres were running at full power. Don Weinland in Beiing. Growth Rates: Formula, How to Calculate, and Definition Growth rates are the percent change of a variable over time. Please wait while we are processing your request Video Game Market Size & Share Growth Report, 2030. Hansoh Pharmaceutical was listed in Hong Kong last year and develops innovative and first-to-market generics. The company has studios around the world with nearly 10,000 employees. The food delivery market has seen significant growth over the past five years. Its shares have jumped a fifth in 2020, far outpacing its namesake S&P 500 index. ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund - Grow.. Tencent Q3 Results: Revenue down 2% year on year to $19 bn, Beijing, Nov 16, 2022 -Chinese tech giant Tencent's revenue fell 2 percent year on year in the third quarter, the company said Wednesday, as. Miles Kruppa in San Francisco. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this presentation, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect Activision Blizzards business and the price of the common stock of Activision Blizzard, (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of Activision Blizzard and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Activision Blizzards business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (v) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Activision Blizzard or Microsoft and potential difficulties in Activision Blizzard employee retention as a result of the transaction, (vi) risks related to diverting managements attention from Activision Blizzards ongoing business operations, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Microsoft or against Activision Blizzard related to the merger agreement or the transaction, (viii) the ability of Microsoft to successfully integrate Activision Blizzards operations, product lines, and technology, and (ix) the ability of Microsoft to implement its plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to Activision Blizzards business after the completion of the proposed merger and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation. Working with the Canadian company AbCellera, it found the most effective antibodies and reproduced them. Choose reports from a database of more than 10,000 reports. Dave Lee in San Francisco. Besides continued pressure from Covid outbreaks, Chinese tech companies also face a tougher regulatory environment at home. As world leaders ordered their citizens indoors, Amazon became the emergency port of call for those desperate to stock up on vital household goods a rush that led the company to temporarily shut its warehouses to non-essential products. Sun Yu in Beijing. The growing number of online gamers and the rising popularity of online gaming tournaments in the Asia Pacific is prompting market players to launch platforms that can potentially allow gamers to access AAA games. Gilead Sciences has been the only branded drug approved for treating Covid-19 patients. While labour restrictions in Singapore delayed the completion of a new facility there, investors are betting that a tide of video calls and streaming media will mean more money flowing to the owners of the internets backbone. Still, the accelerated shift to online shopping and the increased importance of its cloud computing business in the remote work era drove Amazons stock to all-time highs. Growth was dented by weakness in the travel sector and falling in-store sales, but Adyen expects to benefit in the long term as the crisis accelerates a shift from cash in favour of contactless payments. This should make acquisitions and disposals simpler. We can customize every report - free of charge - including purchasing stand-alone sections or country-level reports, as well as offer affordable discounts for start-ups & universities. In May 2020, Twitter moderators marked two tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump as "potentially The growing popularity of e-sports tournaments and the increasing number of professional gamers are also driving the sales of video games and accessories. The Teams communication app has become a way for workers to stay in touch. Many parts of China have faced lockdowns and other Covid-19 restrictions in recent months, disrupting business activity and adding to consumer worries as Beijing tries to stamp out the Omicron variants spread under its strict zero-Covid policy. Between January 2019 and March 2020, Muyuan shares rose about 340 per cent. Key stat: Shares are up 134 per cent in 12 months. Mobile phone masts are surpassing glitzy office buildings as some of the most coveted assets in real estate. So, while jittery investors have been dumping shares of office building developers and shopping mall owners, they have piled into American Tower, the worlds most valuable listed real estate investment trust. Twitter experienced considerable growth during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The network effects of more delivery riders, alongside route optimisations technologies, has The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review and Activision Blizzards shareholder approval. For instance, in December 2021, Tencent Holdings Limited partnered with NVIDIA Corporation to launch START, a new cloud gaming service, to allow gamers to access AAA games on underpowered devices. Key stat: Reliance has raised $15bn from investors since April. Pet owners have been stocking up on food, treats and other supplies under lockdown, a boon for online specialist Chewy, which floated last year. Advances in technology and continued innovation in both hardware and software to enhance the real-time rendering of graphics are expected to drive the growth of the market over the forecast period. Tim Bradshaw. Meituan and Ele.me control about 90% of all food delivery in the country, The entire food delivery app industry is expected to reach $320 billion market size by 2029, Uber Eats is the most popular food delivery app, Delivery Hero has the most collective users, In the US, DoorDash is the most popular food delivery app, with over 50% market share. personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to Twitter started marking tweets which contained misleading information, and adding links to fact-checks. The pandemic accelerated shoppings shift online, with Shopify among the prime beneficiaries doubling its valuation since the start of 2020. Tencent is set for revenue growth recovery with the pace gradually accelerating into 2023, Goldman analysts led by Ronald Keung wrote in the report. Public companies had the tailwind of a surprisingly robust stock market which many believe is a bubble. Just Eats merger with rival Takeaway.com, agreed in December, created Europes largest food delivery group at just the right moment to capitalise on surging demand from restaurants and diners for new food delivery options during lockdowns. The potential of gaming as an educational tool to develop cognitive learning is also being explored. Key stat: $7.3bn the price Just Eat Takeaway will pay to buy US rival Grubhub. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Sectors such as travel and local services may have dried up, but in other areas Google which supplies virtually all Alphabets revenue has reported that demand is holding up better than expected. Meituan's Q3 Results Impress Due To Pandemic Aftermath As Alibaba, Tencent Suffer. Foreign investors have been especially drawn to its sky-high profit margins, and the pure-play it offers on robotics and automation themes many expect to dominate globally in coming years, but which have been accelerated by Covid-19 and the pressure it has put on factories. Owned by Asias richest man Mukesh Ambani, four-year-old Jio has almost 400m telecom subscribers and is branching out into ecommerce.
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