🌀 A tropical storm that’s lashing southern China mixed with Covid-related supply chain snarls is causing a ship backlog from Shenzhen to Singapore. https://bloom.bg/3FHHo0Z

🗽 Opaque methods, hypothetical numbers and ‘bonkers’ adjustments are shifting New York City’s property-tax burden toward the middle- and working-class. https://bloom.bg/3mVmaUu

💻 Can you really work fewer hours for the same pay, while maintaining productivity? Yes, according to this study in Iceland. https://bloom.bg/3DUUHJN

🧑‍✈️ As out-of-practice pilots return to the skies, potentially disastrous errors are mounting, an aviation database reveals. https://bloom.bg/3BIzJNi

🇦🇺 Vaccinated travelers can enter Sydney and the rest of Australia’s New South Wales without quarantine from Nov. 1, as the country emerges from isolation. https://bloom.bg/2YW94yr

🇰🇵 Something strange is happening with North Korea’s currency. Counterintuitively, the won is surging just as things get worse. https://bloom.bg/3iYPusf

📉 China’s GDP growth slowed to 4.9% in the third quarter, down from 7.9% in the previous quarter, over a property slump and an energy crisis. https://bloom.bg/3BQmytW

💼 A zainichi woman — a third-generation Korean born in Japan — has brought a lawsuit against an employer who distributed anti-Korean propaganda in the office. It’s one of the first trials for the country’s new laws against racist and hateful speech. https://bloom.bg/3lPsain

👀 And a new show has knocked "Squid Game" out of Netflix's No. 1 spot in the U.S. https://bloom.bg/3n6yVM4

😷 The U.K. is falling behind the rest of Europe in its battle against Covid-19. https://bloom.bg/2XneXUF

🏭 Google wants to run its latest campus entirely free of emissions.
It’ll take far more than money to make that happen. https://bloom.bg/3jchhFP

💵 The Federal Reserve’s army of economists says Wall Street is getting its inflation call wrong. https://bloom.bg/3DUnGNs

💻 Apple took the most aggressive step yet to strip Intel chips from its computers, announcing more powerful homegrown Mac processors alongside a total revamp of the MacBook Pro. https://bloom.bg/3vwtIRB

🌏 Boris Johnson said the global climate talks the U.K. is hosting at the end of October will be “extremely tough,” as he made a last-ditch call on world leaders to take concrete steps to protect the planet. Watch the full interview with Bloomberg: https://bloom.bg/3DVfexw

💰 And there’s a $30 billion fortune hiding in China’s Silicon Valley. https://bloom.bg/2YX2lUC

₿ Bitcoin is climbing toward all-time highs ahead of its first futures exchange-traded fund in the U.S. https://bloom.bg/3G35Mdm

🇨🇳 A few generations after their ancestors were scratching out meager livings, Shenzhen’s urban villagers have quietly amassed vast riches. It’s now becoming a Chinese mega-city. https://bloom.bg/3DSMk18

💵 These are the best (and worst) pension systems in the world. https://bloom.bg/3G0xGXz

🥈The first U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETF made a strong debut, jumping 4.9% and becoming the second-highest traded fund ever in a watershed moment for crypto. https://bloom.bg/3lWhyhA

🧊 Xbox’s mini fridge started as a joke on Twitter, but it's proven to be a hit. The $99.99 fridge, which resembles the gaming console, sold out for preorders in 15 minutes. https://bloom.bg/2Z72Zif

🌬️ This is the reclusive dictator behind one of the world's worst methane problems: https://bloom.bg/3pfz3M4

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan has a dirty secret: It’s one of the world’s worst emitters of planet-warming methane. https://bloom.bg/3AZt6oD

💉 New York City will mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for all city workers, scrapping a testing option. https://bloom.bg/3lXROSf

📛 A report that Facebook Inc. plans to change its corporate name prompted a flurry of online speculation. https://bloom.bg/3B2DAUe

💉 Breaking: India just administered its billionth Covid shot. But data show not enough have taken a second dose. https://bloom.bg/3ngBsDs

🎤 Donald Trump is planning a new media and technology empire called Truth Social. Here's the pitch deck for his social-media platform: https://bloom.bg/3aUA9Er

🐂 After Bitcoin touched a record of nearly $67,000, some bulls believe $100,000 is once again within reach. https://bloom.bg/3pknRh5

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🇺🇸🇹🇼 Joe Biden says the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s defense if attacked by China. https://bloom.bg/3m0Wjvk

➕ Just days after launch, the first Bitcoin ETF is already in danger of becoming too popular for its own good. https://bloom.bg/3lYQezn

🎁 And these are the hidden ways the ultrarich pass wealth to their heirs tax-free: https://bloom.bg/3m3iH7j

💻 Everything is about to get more expensive as makers of consumer goods face a dire mix of supply-chain challenges and rising costs. https://bloom.bg/3ppPxkG

🇨🇳 Evergrande pulled back from the brink of default just before Saturday’s deadline. https://bloom.bg/3jpfzki

🇺🇸 President Biden said he doesn’t think there are enough Democratic votes to raise tax rates in a deal on his economic agenda. https://bloom.bg/3nkbjnu

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😷 China expects its latest Covid outbreak to worsen in the coming days. It has locked down thousands in the north to contain the spread. https://bloom.bg/3b6AhRp

📈 Shiba Inu soared to record highs over the weekend to become the 11th-biggest cryptocurrency by market value, but then fell after Elon Musk said he doesn’t own any. https://bloom.bg/3Cc0z0F

🏭 Some Chinese companies single-handedly create more carbon emissions than entire countries. We took a close look at the country's hidden polluters. https://bloom.bg/3CfkjQQ

📱 Facebook left investors in the dark about its waning popularity with teens and young adults. That’s now forming the basis of a whistle-blower’s SEC complaint. https://bloom.bg/3ma0fK3

🚗 Barely four months out of bankruptcy, Hertz placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in the first step of an ambitious plan to electrify its rental-car fleet. https://bloom.bg/3njZJbK

🚕 ✈️ London Heathrow airport will work with start-up Vertical Aerospace on establishing flying-taxi services at the U.K. hub by mid-decade. https://bloom.bg/3EhcQRQ

🏦 Hong Kong rejected pleas from global banks to scrap its Covid Zero strategy as it moved to close more quarantine loopholes. https://bloom.bg/3mey1y4

🗣️ China’s mystery “authoritative person,” widely believed to be Xi’s right-hand man, has resurfaced to explain the country’s crackdowns. https://bloom.bg/3EggWtz

🎤 “Not subordinate”: Why two words from Taiwan’s leader threaten to upend U.S.-China ties. https://bloom.bg/3Bhhops

🇺🇸 U.S. lawmakers are eyeing Facebook’s algorithms as they investigate how online platforms spread malicious content. https://bloom.bg/3vMXfqv

🏙️ A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis of how 15 global cities rank for career women shows each failing in several ways. https://bloom.bg/3BharFd

💵 Elon Musk is now worth more than Exxon Mobil. https://bloom.bg/3pSMguL

💰 The cryptocurrency Shiba Inu hit a new high after rising 13% in 24 hours. It's now the 11th biggest coin with a market cap of nearly $24 billion. https://bloom.bg/3pIvHBs

📺 Chinese state media blasted John Oliver’s segment on Taiwan, saying he “dodged facts” and misled the public about the self-ruled island. https://bloom.bg/3nwSDAV

🦑 “Squid Game” has exposed South Korea’s dark side to a global audience. Here’s a deep dive to truly understand the country’s growing inequality. https://bloom.bg/3Gsb0zK

🐂 Bulls are returning to China’s markets thinking things can’t get much worse, but the risks are just starting to multiply. https://bloom.bg/3Comdik

🤔 Singapore’s health officials are looking into an “unusual surge” in daily Covid cases, which topped 5,000 for the first time. https://bloom.bg/3nxO1dX

💥 They can carry a nuclear warhead, fly low and be hard to detect. Here’s what to know about hypersonic weapons as competition between the U.S. and China escalates. https://bloom.bg/3mgSq5r

♾ Facebook is now Meta. Here’s what you need to know:

• The company is changing its corporate name, highlighting a shift in focus to virtual reality, but its flagship app will still be called Facebook. The stock will start trading under the ticker MVRS on Dec. 1. https://bloom.bg/312qdHm

• The rebranded name has multiple meanings, which could get confusing for traders and consumers around the world. https://bloom.bg/2ZqAxYZ (But hey, at least it’s not Tronc.)

• And a leaked photo shows Meta is developing an Apple Watch competitor with a front-facing camera and rounded screen. https://bloom.bg/3GA9pYs

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🌎 Dozens of world leaders and corporate executives are gathered in Glasgow for the COP26 climate talks. They're expected to lay out plans on cutting emissions and financing the move away from fossil fuels. Sign up for our free Bloomberg Green newsletter to follow the latest: https://bloom.bg/3bscpI2

💰 Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, challenged a UN official’s claim that just a small percentage of his wealth could help solve world hunger. https://bloom.bg/3EsMcpk

👑 And Britain is starting to confront the unthinkable question: What happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies? https://bloom.bg/2ZH3lMP

🏭 It’s not just a problem of moving stuff around. The world is still struggling to make enough stuff too. https://bloom.bg/3BCZ22k

🇨🇳 A year ago, Beijing kicked off a sweeping crackdown. Here's how it changed corporate China forever. https://bloom.bg/3GEDsP3

💲 Forget crypto and junk bonds, individuals can now get a whopping 7.12% from a U.S. government savings bond. https://bloom.bg/3pYR7u8