8 Aug 2023

Business: Billion-dollar Barbie, MrBeast's 'inedible' food

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 8 August 2023
Barbie and 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-food chain MrBeast Burger for making "inedible" food that has disappointed his vocal fans.

And could the Commerce Commission urge regulation to bring down surcharges for retail payments?

Rebecca Stevenson  is a senior writer at interest.co.nz