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Amazon, formed 25 years ago, has eclipsed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable listed company. The online giant was worth $797bn (拢634bn) when the US stock market closed on Monday after rising 3.4% and moved past Microsoft, valued at $789bn. Cynthia Stine of E-Growth partners gives her perspective on the company鈥檚 ascent. Also in the programme, a man in Germany has confessed to a data hack that revealed information about hundreds of high-profile politicians. Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn appeared in court for the first time since his arrest. The World Bank sees a global slowdown, but not yet cause for recession worries. Our regular economic commentator Roger Bootle of Capital Economics explains what's behind the fall. And finally, we hear how cannabis farmers across various states are being squeezed back into the black market.

(Picture: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks onstage on October 15, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Photo credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)