Microsoft Casually Pops Its Dividend 11%

In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill talks with Motley Fool analyst and video game industry whiz Aaron Bush about some market news. Data analytics company Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) went public, and despite an increasingly bearish IPO market, investors seem pretty excited about this one. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Arcade launched today, and Apple gave the service its own tab. Aaron explains why he thinks this could be Apple's biggest service going forward. Also, in light of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) dividend/ buyback announcement, Aaron explains some context around the trillion-dollar company -- namely, why that money isn't going toward, say, new games; and what the next few years look like for Microsoft. Tune in to find out more!

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