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2021-06-01 06:00:12 Sinovac’s shot was found to control Covid in a small Brazilian town, with deaths falling 95% after mass vaccination, as neighboring cities were hit hard by the virus. https://bloom.bg/2RRFLK4

Naomi Osaka, the second-ranked women’s tennis player, quit the French Open after a disagreement with officials about participating in mandatory press conferences, which she said exacerbate her depression and social anxiety. https://bloom.bg/3vFYE19

Monde Nissin, known for its fake-meat brand Quorn and Lucky Me! instant noodles, just debuted as the Philippines’ biggest IPO ever. The company hopes to become “the king of alternative chicken.” https://bloom.bg/3wRX9ND Open / Comment

2021-05-31 13:06:52 China will allow couples to have three children to help slow its declining birth rate as risks to the economy mount because of a rapidly aging population. https://bloom.bg/2SJqtXP

The relative resilience of Ethereum in May's cryptocurrency rout has put the spotlight back on the idea that the second-largest digital token could one day overtake Bitcoin by market value. https://bloom.bg/3i6QriC

Last year, the world became intimately acquainted with the practice of hoarding toilet paper. Now more and more companies are building up big supplies of essential items. https://bloom.bg/3i1RVKZ Open / Comment

2021-05-31 06:00:01 Get the Covid vaccine, and enjoy a year of free travel. That’s what Qantas is offering as Australia’s biggest vaccine prize yet. https://bloom.bg/3wL9Qty

Crypto traders continue to defy China’s crackdown by taking advantage of the hard-to-trace nature of transactions on local platforms. https://bloom.bg/3fxl6Um

And if you’re puzzled by Dogecoin, here are the ABCs of a $90 billion joke: https://bloom.bg/3p5Jtf8 Open / Comment

2021-05-28 13:46:30 As one Credit Suisse unit blacklisted Sanjeev Gupta, another bankrolled him. Sources say executives ignored colleagues’ warnings as they sent $1.2 billion of client cash to the troubled tycoon’s businesses. https://bloom.bg/3fvzX1u

Retail traders are sending AMC to the moon again, and short sellers are feeling the pain — to the tune of $1.3 billion. https://bloom.bg/3vB7U6M

And a physicist and ex-banker has used “Moneyball”-style big data to propel a tiny U.K. sports club to a $400 million playoff. https://bloom.bg/3vwAxBJ Open / Comment

2021-05-28 07:05:30 Hello Here's what we're following today:

Superstar fund manager Cathie Wood suffered big losses after bold bets on Tesla and Bitcoin. But she believes the biggest returns are yet to come. https://bloom.bg/3fOS8OJ

Singapore is planning to vaccinate students... and then everyone else. The jab is currently only open to those 40 and above in the city-state, as well as for priority workers. https://bloom.bg/3hZLRSY

When Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates first announced their split, they said there would be no changes to their $50 billion foundation. Now, after revelations that surfaced in the past three weeks, there are signs change is indeed coming. https://bloom.bg/2RTJK8P Open / Comment

2021-05-27 13:59:03 Vaccines from China's Sinopharm successfully contained Covid- 19, according to a study published in a prestigious U.S. medical journal. Chinese shots have formed the backbone of the vaccine rollout in developing countries. https://bloom.bg/3focbok

Keeping women at home is a luxury the world's largest crude oil exporter can no longer afford. As Saudi Arabia overhauls the economy for a post-oil future, Saudi households are increasingly dependent on women working. https://bloom.bg/3g4o3er

And the effort to save Europe's travel industry has devolved into an increasingly desperate race against the clock to ignite a summer tourism boom. Here's the latest on green lists, red lists and the places where you can fly right now. https://bloom.bg/3wFBs2T Open / Comment

2021-05-27 07:55:51 China and U.S. trade chiefs held their first talks of the Biden presidency, with both sides agreeing on the importance of the relationship. The exchange was "candid" and "constructive," they said. https://bloom.bg/3yELFhX

The super-rich are choosing Singapore as a safe haven during the pandemic. With money sloshing around like never before, Bentley sales and property prices are booming. https://bloom.bg/2TpZOjb

Nintendo plans to release its upgraded, pricier Switch console in September or October — despite global chip shortages, sources say. https://bloom.bg/3ukbGji Open / Comment

2021-05-26 14:06:36 The European Union attacked AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine supply "failure" and demanded an urgent order for millions more doses in the latest round of a bitter legal dispute. https://bloom.bg/34jTcVC

People are starting to return to offices in cities around the world. Here are some of the weird ways your work space might have changed while you were gone. https://bloom.bg/3oP9zTD

And Iran banned the power-intensive mining of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin after soaring consumption contributed to blackouts in major cities. https://bloom.bg/3oQ2sKx Open / Comment

2021-05-26 07:02:04 There’s lots of interest in sending people to Mars, but most of the grand plans are pretty far down the line. Elon Musk wants to do it this decade, which could be the riskiest human quest ever. https://bloom.bg/3bW8T9B

U.S. actor and former wrestling champion John Cena apologized for describing Taiwan as a country during a video promoting “Fast & Furious 9.” He posted the apology on Weibo after the comments triggered a backlash in China. https://bloom.bg/3bWDOCS

And a pair of former high school classmates are among the world’s largest crypto holders with a portfolio worth billions of dollars. At least for now. https://bloom.bg/3flAIdJ Open / Comment

2021-05-25 14:11:12 The U.S. and the U.K. have moved up Bloomberg’s list of the best places to be in the pandemic as their vaccine rollouts accelerate. Asian countries saw some of the biggest falls, and Singapore lost its No. 1 spot to New Zealand. See where your country stands in our Covid Resilience Ranking. https://bloom.bg/3yCe7kM

Russia is lining up firmly behind Belarus after it forced a Ryanair jet to land in order to detained an opposition journalist aboard, provoking a storm of Western criticism. https://bloom.bg/34d79V5

And on the day before the Archegos blow-up, Deutsche Bank’s CEO joined an urgent meeting with a familiar message: there was a problem, and billions of dollars were at stake. But this time, the news wasn’t all bad. https://bloom.bg/3voeDkm Open / Comment