🍃 Vaccinated Americans may soon get clearance from authorities to go maskless outdoors. It's set to be one of the most significant changes in virus guidelines since the U.S. first told Americans to wear face coverings to curb the spread of Covid-19. https://bloom.bg/3aIvdmy

📈 Copper’s stunning rally toward its highest level since 2011 is showing no signs of abating, with bulls swarming in to profit as stimulus measures, vaccine rollouts and climate pledges fuel a global recovery from the pandemic. https://bloom.bg/3dSU20Y

💹 UBS posted a $774 million hit from the implosion of Archegos Capital Management. The lender said it plans to review its risk procedures after surprising investors over the size of the impact from the collapse of the U.S. family office. https://bloom.bg/3dUNwaf

🦠 Rich countries hoarded Covid vaccines and the materials to make them. Now they’re being forced to act as India’s crisis threatens the world. https://bloom.bg/3gJd0Jj

🖼️ Samsung’s heirs revealed how they plan to settle their $11 billion inheritance-tax bill — one of the largest in history. It involves 23,000 works of art. https://bloom.bg/3dWTTK4

🧪 The CEO of a $2 billion startup said he was fired for microdosing LSD at work. Iterable told employees Justin Zhu’s dismissal was over violations of company policy. https://bloom.bg/3vudes7

👶 President Joe Biden will unveil on Wednesday a sweeping $1.8 trillion plan to expand educational opportunities and child care for families, funded in part by large tax increases on wealthy Americans. https://bloom.bg/2Qwgft8

🇬🇧 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing an investigation into whether he or his party broke election law by failing to declare the funding of works to refurbish his official Downing Street residence. https://bloom.bg/3vq0u5z

💼 Hybrid working. Robot colleagues. Four-day weeks. The pandemic has changed the way we performed our jobs. Here's what the world of work might look like after Covid. https://bloom.bg/3tYxIIY

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🇺🇸 “America is on the move again.” In his first speech to Congress, President Joe Biden declared the U.S. has turned the corner on the pandemic. He also focused on China and outlined a broad federal spending plan. Here’s what you need to know: https://bloom.bg/2Qyqe14

🏥 “It’s like a war situation.” Scenes inside one Indian hospital provide a glimpse from the frontlines of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak. https://bloom.bg/3eCNe6U

🍎📈 And Apple reported soaring revenue, record Mac sales and stronger-than-anticipated iPhone demand in its latest quarter. There was only one major snag: It’s finally feeling the effects of the global chip shortage. https://bloom.bg/3e28vbi

💉 A small French biotech firm may be the dark horse of the global vaccine race. Valneva's shot is Europe's only inactivated vaccine in trials. The tried-and-true technology could be more variant-proof, giving it an edge over other shots. https://bloom.bg/3nA0Fsy

💸 Bitcoin is facing a make-or-break moment following a recent bout of selling. The cryptocurrency is trading below its 50-day moving average, a dynamic that typically indicates an asset is nearing an inflection point. https://bloom.bg/3nybr28

🌄 At his international climate summit last week, President Joe Biden vowed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The goal will require sweeping changes across several industries — as well as tremendous amount of land. https://bloom.bg/3nwadVi

🇺🇸🇨🇳 The U.S. and China may not see eye to eye, but both seem to agree that their big tech companies may be too big. Chinese authorities slapped a record $2.8 billion penalty on Alibaba and vowed to revamp Ant Group.

Just how far will Beijing go in its crackdown? Our documentary takes a closer look: https://bit.ly/3u7ztUb

🇪🇺 The euro zone tipped into a double-dip recession in the first quarter, highlighting the cost of slow coronavirus vaccinations that have left the economy lagging far behind the U.S. https://bloom.bg/3e4FbAM

🧠 Scientists and investors alike are once again trying to get their heads around psychedelics. Here’s a guide to why mind-altering substances are back in the spotlight. https://bloom.bg/3gSdoW2

🙅‍♂️ And a U.S.-based YouTuber and a Russian influencer were kicked out of Bali after defying Covid rules by painting their faces to look like masks. https://bloom.bg/3vuF07J

♨ Warren Buffett delivered a clear verdict on the state of the U.S. economy as it emerges from the pandemic: red hot with creeping inflation. https://bloom.bg/3terCmL

💹 The billionaire also riffed on tech shares, stock picking and his mistakes during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday. Here are some of the takeaways. https://bloom.bg/3eciavJ

💬 Buffett, 90, may not be ready to step aside just yet — but he’s also not ready to jump back into the dealmaking game. SPACs have ruined it for him, explains Tara Lachapelle for Bloomberg Opinion. https://bloom.bg/3aXbmQu

💼 Warren Buffett said Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman of non-insurance businesses, would be his likely successor if the billionaire were to step down. https://bloom.bg/3nGlYsp


✈ The European Union may ease travel restrictions for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19. Vaccinated tourists from countries with low infection rates could be welcomed as soon as the end of this month. https://bloom.bg/339us1J

📈 Bitcoin's domination of total cryptocurrency market value is declining as its next-biggest rival Ether reaches the $3,000 milestone. The rise of Ether suggests there’s room for more than one winner among digital tokens. https://bloom.bg/3ugqOyS

✒️ Bill and Melinda Gates will divorce after 27 years. A $145.8 billion fortune and one of the largest philanthropy operations on earth are at stake. https://bloom.bg/33dx52s

🦠 Fierce new Covid waves are hitting other developing countries besides India. In Laos, for example, cases have surged 22,000% in the past month. “The situation in India can happen anywhere,” a WHO director said. https://bloom.bg/3uj60qq

🦄 A $2 billion startup recently fired its CEO, ostensibly because he took LSD before a meeting. The full story is more complicated. https://bloom.bg/33cgxYF

💎 Pandora, the world's largest jewelry maker, will stop buying mined diamonds, using only lab-made stones instead. The diamond trade remains tainted by reports of human rights abuses. https://bloom.bg/3efYlUo

🇬🇧 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said coronavirus lockdown rules are set to be scrapped in seven weeks. Indoor hospitality will likely reopen May 17 and remaining social distancing restrictions will probably end June 21. https://bloom.bg/3b2bqi5

👥 The U.S. economy is on a multi-speed track as minorities in some cities find themselves left behind by the hiring boom. A Bloomberg analysis is tracking how communities recover in about a dozen metro areas. https://bloom.bg/3nLX76u

🛬 Singapore will review its planned travel bubble with Hong Kong as a flareup of coronavirus infections triggers fresh restrictions in the city-state. https://bloom.bg/3xKMGon

🗓️ Covid forecasters warn deaths in India may double in the coming weeks. One model predicts the toll rising past 1 million by the end of July. https://bloom.bg/3h2EU3o

🏡 The pandemic has reshaped property markets — but that doesn’t mean home prices are cheap. Explore what's happening in cities from Sydney to New York. https://bloom.bg/3xHYojH

🌴 The world's most vaccinated nation, Seychelles, is closing schools and reimposing restrictions as Covid-19 infections surge. The Indian Ocean archipelago has fully vaccinated 62.2% of its population of about 98,000 people. https://bloom.bg/3b2Ck9D

📱 Investors are piling back into cryptocurrency, sending Dogecoin surging more than 50% and crashing Robinhood’s app. The frenzy has seen the value of all digital tokens surge past $2.3 trillion. https://bloom.bg/3nPtwZP

🔍 When a gossip rag went after Jeff Bezos, he retaliated with the brutal, brilliant efficiency he used to build his business empire. This is the untold story of how the billionaire Amazon CEO beat the tabloids. https://bloom.bg/2QNotNG

📝 Top diplomats at the G-7 meeting this week listed the many reasons they’re deeply unhappy with China, from alleged human-rights abuses to its actions on Taiwan. https://bloom.bg/3xRJJ5u

🚀 A tumbling Chinese rocket is expected to re-enter the atmosphere Saturday. The Pentagon says it’s too early to predict where debris will land and is posting daily updates on its location. https://bloom.bg/3toClLe

💴 Money managers say these are the best places to invest in Asia right now, if you want to put $100,000 to work: https://bloom.bg/33kzk44

🇺🇸 U.S. support for a waiver of intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 vaccines heads to the WTO, setting the stage for potentially thorny talks over sharing the proprietary know-how.
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❓Shortages of semiconductors are battering automakers and tech giants, raising alarm bells across the globe. The crunch has raised a fundamental question: Why can't we just make more chips? https://bloom.bg/3tpEK8H

💰 The days when Bitcoin was the only real option for investors looking to get into cryptocurrencies are long gone. More than 7,000 coins are currently tracked by CoinGecko. Here's how to decide which ones to invest in. https://bloom.bg/3b8A2WB

💉 India’s Covid crisis is making the world more reliant on China for vaccines, even as the U.S. tries to position itself as a champion of wider access. https://bloom.bg/3bb7jjX

🛫 Hong Kong is expected to announce plans to shorten its three-week quarantine for fully vaccinated travelers, the SCMP reports. https://bloom.bg/3nTaXnA

🍸 TGIF. The list of Asia’s 50 best bars is out and Hong Kong’s Coa, famed for its agave drinks, is on top. https://bloom.bg/3uvmpIs

🇨🇦 A surge of attacks in one of Canada’s most multicultural cities has made Vancouver the anti-Asian hate crime capital of North America. https://bloom.bg/3utWhxQ

🔵 Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservatives recorded an “historic” election victory in the district of Hartlepool, piling pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership of the opposition Labour Party. https://bloom.bg/3nTaK3U

🚄 A bed for the night, a shower in the morning and a fraction of the emissions. Here’s why Europe is asking travelers to ditch planes for night trains. https://bloom.bg/3erkAXt

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📉 Dogecoin investors had a wild ride this weekend. After hitting a record ahead of Elon Musk’s appearance on Saturday Night Live, the digital currency began to fall and continued to drop as he delivered his opening monologue. https://bloom.bg/2R4JwLu

🤔 Confused about the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum? We break it down: https://bloom.bg/2SHXq73

🤔🤔 Or maybe you’re wondering why people are taking Dogecoin seriously at all: https://bloom.bg/3tzWUoj

📈 In other news, iron ore futures jumped more than 10% in a matter of minutes on Monday, extending a record run with rampant Chinese demand and a wider surge in commodity prices. https://bloom.bg/2SveJb6

💉 There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong. Shots are free and available to everyone over the age of 16, and it's easy to book an appointment. So why are most people choosing not to get the shot? https://bloom.bg/3y2JNzd

🇬🇧 Meanwhile in the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the next stage of lockdown easing in England will begin on May 17. People will be allowed to stay overnight with friends or relatives, and indoor hospitality will be reopened. https://bloom.bg/3vRIlOo

💰And UBS is dangling $40,000 bonuses to its junior bankers. Banks are raising pay for younger employees to prevent defections and ease discontent as business surges and the focus on work-life balance sparked by the pandemic intensifies. https://bloom.bg/3o1iEbo

🍼 China’s population grew to 1.412 billion last year even as births slumped — and could peak at 1.45 billion by 2030, according to its once-a-decade census report. https://bloom.bg/3eDggES

🪖 Two sprawling military conglomerates run almost everything in Myanmar, from banks to the gems trade. Here’s how the army built its vast empire. https://bloom.bg/3ocEPeP

🏝️ Seychelles, the world’s most vaccinated nation, saw Covid cases more than double in the week to May 7, raising concerns inoculation may not help turn the tide in some places. https://bloom.bg/3hgI0kd