⬆⬇ The world’s largest tech companies posted blowout third-quarter results on Thursday. But shares in Apple, Amazon and Facebook dropped as the companies tried to temper expectations for the rest of the year. https://bloom.bg/31SA9kw

🤳 Imma has 300,000 Instagram followers and has partnered with LVMH's Celine. She's shot editorials with fashion magazines. And she’s....not real. https://bloom.bg/3oAPO1D

🇺🇸 What’s a naked ballot? Or a safe-harbor deadline? Here’s all the vocabulary you should know before Election Day in the U.S.: https://bloom.bg/2GbiRY1

💉 U.K. regulators are accelerating reviews of two leading Covid-19 vaccine candidates, a push that could see Britain clear a shot for use before the European Union. https://bloom.bg/3kU7dQg

🛫 After faults ranging from stuck doors to too-short escalators, Berlin’s new $7 billion airport is finally opening — eight years late, and at the height of a travel industry crisis. https://bloom.bg/2TCuuKH

👩‍💼 CEO Caroline Farberger has a unique perspective on gender equality in the workplace: she was once a man. https://bloom.bg/34D9AS2

🗳️ If the result of the U.S. presidential election is unresolved long past November 3, provisional ballots could be used to determine a winner: https://bloom.bg/3oFTC1q

✈️ How safe is it to fly during a pandemic? The airline industry says the risk of spread is mitigated by aircraft ventilation, but many aren’t convinced: https://bloom.bg/2HIamoi

💻 A Russia-based group of hackers is launching new cyberattacks on U.S. hospitals, crippling computer systems and demanding multimillion dollar ransoms: https://bloom.bg/3mE0QRS

📈 The world’s top hedge fund soared 275% this year. More than a third of its assets are invested in Chinese schools — but that concentrated bet comes with plenty of risks. https://bloom.bg/2Gmt1oU

🇨🇳🇮🇳 After a bloody summer in the Himalayas, it’s becoming clear China has pushed further into territory once patrolled exclusively by India. Both armies are preparing for a brutal winter, with tensions at their highest since the two countries fought a war in the area 60 years ago. https://bloom.bg/382dPc0

✈️ And these are the airlines teetering on the brink of ruin from the pandemic: https://bloom.bg/35X65Fh

📰 Johnny Depp has failed in his attempt to sue the Sun tabloid over allegations he was a “wife-beater.” https://bloom.bg/3oPTuML

🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron is stealing the far-right’s thunder in the fight against radical Islam. https://bloom.bg/35UNoSX

✈️ Abu Dhabi’s ambition to turn its national carrier into a global player meant it poured billions of dollars into Etihad Airways. https://bloom.bg/2JkPkwa

🇺🇸 Tomorrow is Election Day in the U.S. Follow live results and sign up for key alerts sent to your email: https://bloom.bg/3ehRwAd

🗳 The Department of Justice is sending monitors to 18 states on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting laws: https://bloom.bg/321M6V1

📮 A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to speed up processing of mail-in ballots in three crucial swing states: https://bloom.bg/383ALYg

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🐜 China warned billionaire Jack Ma and senior Ant Group executives that the fintech giant will face new limits on its expansion, just days before its mega IPO. https://bloom.bg/3jSmmAu

😷 Covid-19 and air pollution are already a dangerous combination in India. Toxic air from fires is set to make the situation worse. https://bloom.bg/3el3lW3

✉ Nearly 100 million early votes have already been cast in the U.S. Our interactive voter-turnout map shows what that will mean for Election Day: https://bloom.bg/3eiSWuf

🗳️ U.S. Election Day is here and for American voters the choices couldn’t be more stark. https://bloom.bg/2I3dN8U

😷 Dutch politicians are being intimidated and Dutch journalists harassed as the Netherlands struggles with Covid-19 conspiracies. https://bloom.bg/3eodUYo

💰 Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour has no regrets about pulling his money out of banks. https://bloom.bg/3mKPMlW

🇺🇸 Today is Election Day in the U.S. Follow live campaign updates on voting and counting here: https://bloom.bg/38a7OtU

🥊 President Trump is preparing his lawyers for a legal battle over the integrity of ballots, setting up an ongoing struggle over voting rules if the election result is close: https://bloom.bg/2I3FTR3

🗳 Over 70% of the total votes in 2016 have already been cast this year, but what does this say about 2020 turnout?: https://bloom.bg/363bACu

Hello! It’s wall-to-wall U.S. election coverage over here with close tallies in key states. Our big stories are all outside the paywall.

🇺🇸 If you want a wide view, our election map is tracking real-time results: https://bloom.bg/3eoGitv

👀 To follow every twist and turn, our live blog is the place: https://bloom.bg/3jT3bX5

📺 You can also watch Bloomberg TV coverage on any device here: https://bloom.bg/2HYUGgb

📈 In markets, Nasdaq stock futures soared, triggering rules that halted trading for two minutes. https://bloom.bg/3enC8Ch

🍸 And whatever time it is where you are, everyone deserves a little something to drink right now. Here’s what bartenders and wine experts are pouring themselves: https://bloom.bg/3kYlThr

The U.S. presidential election is still too close to call, with Trump falsely claiming victory and several key states undecided. https://bloom.bg/3296iEg

Here's where things stand in key states and how long a final call may take: https://bloom.bg/3jXkMNR

Our biggest election stories are outside the paywall.

🗳️ The two potential outcomes of the U.S. election that were giving investors heartburn look more likely than ever. https://bloom.bg/2I5FBJr

And here’s what’s happening outside of U.S. election news:

👷 In an overhaul of its controversial labor policies, Saudi Arabia plans to remove several key restrictions on foreign workers. https://bloom.bg/2TSlQrE

🏦 China’s suspension of the Ant Group’s initial public offering is just the beginning of a renewed campaign to rein in Jack Ma’s fintech empire. https://bloom.bg/3epHay1

🇪🇹 The risk of civil war in Ethiopia is drawing closer with the prime minister’s decision to deploy the military in response to an alleged attack. https://bloom.bg/366iu9Y

🇺🇸 We’re tracking the presidential election results live as the U.S awaits a winner to be declared: https://bloom.bg/3enKYQw

📫 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have to testify under oath following the failure of the USPS to avoid delivery disruptions for mail-in ballots: https://bloom.bg/3eomFlw

☑️ With election hopes for both Trump and Biden hinging on a handful of too close to call battlegrounds, here’s when we may get clear results from these states: https://bloom.bg/3enMGkU

🇺🇸 Biden’s wins in Michigan and Wisconsin have put him on the brink of victory in the U.S. election, hours after the president’s team opened legal fights to stop vote counting in at least two states. https://bloom.bg/2I9cghE

👀 But even if Trump loses, Trumpism isn’t going away. https://bloom.bg/2I5xFbr

📱 And Apple is grappling with a shortage of vital chips for the iPhone 12, sources say, potentially threatening its ability to meet holiday demand. https://bloom.bg/32gG9DP

🇺🇸 Joe Biden may win the White House, but his party’s otherwise poor performance sets the nation up for a gridlock presidency. https://bloom.bg/2Ia7Irx

🪙 Bitcoin is at its highest level since January 2018. Is that evidence the cryptocurrency can be a diversifier in times of uncertainty? https://bloom.bg/3k1YeeC

💰 Read the story of the chaotic unraveling of Jack Ma’s $35 billlion IPO. https://bloom.bg/3eqprqq

🇺🇸 Trump won a court order in Philadelphia giving members of his team greater access to counting operations, but the city swiftly filed an appeal. We have updates on this and other election developments here: https://bloom.bg/32jpmzM

🗳️ A Georgia judge has dismissed a Trump lawsuit over late ballots as the swing state remains too close to call: https://bloom.bg/365Tekh

📸 Despite an ongoing pandemic, a record number of Americans voted this year. We documented a few of them participating in the democratic process: https://bloom.bg/352nInS

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📱 When it comes to Twitter's rules, the president has always received special treatment. But it could soon become just another account. https://bloom.bg/3p0jFAH

📈 The U.S. became the first country to top 100,000 coronavirus cases in one day as states reported record infections on Thursday. Numbers also spiked in Japan and South Korea. https://bloom.bg/38mjIB3

🇨🇦 And Canada is expanding citizenship in an attempt to convince foreigners currently living there to stay. https://bloom.bg/363w7Ha

🇺🇸 Joe Biden overtook Donald Trump in the key state of Georgia, tightening his hold on the race as vote counting continues. https://bloom.bg/32hRtzv

🍫 Nestle’s clean-living CEO wants to wean you off those unhealthy lockdown comfort cravings. https://bloom.bg/3mZjFPv

📚 Shakespeare and Company, the iconic Paris bookstore that published James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in 1922, is battling to avoid shutdown. https://bloom.bg/3kaFYQE

🇺🇸 Joe Biden has overtaken Trump in Pennsylvania, putting him on the cusp of an election victory: https://bloom.bg/3ezuzZt

💵 Nancy Pelosi and the White House are still far apart on a new stimulus agreement as both sides initiate post-Election Day negotiations: https://bloom.bg/38is7VP

🦠 The U.S. hit a new daily record in Covid cases Thursday. Now, hospitalizations could be headed for all-time highs as well: https://bloom.bg/3k4FCe4

Here are our top stories right now:

• In the end, Donald Trump got what he wanted most: an election that was all about him. 🇺🇸 This is how he lost America: https://bloom.bg/2JJElfX

• Joe Biden is launching his transition and preparing a plan to curb the pandemic while Trump, who has so far refused to concede, weighs legal challenges. https://bloom.bg/2JSUPCR

• But recognition is growing in Trump’s inner circle that efforts to overturn Biden’s victory will be futile. https://bloom.bg/2JQyS7l

📈 Global stocks headed for a fresh record high: https://bloom.bg/2U99TOg