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Before the Bell | Sony buys Halo creator Bungie as gaming fight heats up

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Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Feb 1, 2022 18:56
By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- Stock futures declined early Tuesday morning after Wall Street wrapped up a tumultuous month with steep losses as investors grappled with the Federal Reserve's policy shift.

- Sony's agreement to purchase the studio behind the Halo and Destiny franchises follows Microsoft's move to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Market Snapshot
Stock futures declined early Tuesday morning after Wall Street wrapped up a tumultuous month with steep losses as investors grappled with the Federal Reserve's policy shift.
Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ fell 39 points. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures were little changed.
Source: Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg
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Before the Bell | Sony buys Halo creator Bungie as gaming fight heats up
Before the Bell | Sony buys Halo creator Bungie as gaming fight heats up
Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg
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