emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco and this is "bloomberg technology." in the next hour, president biden promises change for the better with his new infrastructure law coming at a precarious political moment as polls show overwhelming pessimism across the u.s. about the economy. we will break down the detls

juliette: that was the alphabet ceo sundar pichai speaking to bloomberg's emily chang. watch the full conversation on "studio 1.0" on bloomberg television. let's look at how traders are assessing the impact of the omicron variant and what it means for the countries that will submit further caution in terms of the borders. we hear from the end tv that japan is going to bar all foreign entry. some pressure on the nikkei and here in singapore. prime minister lee saying potentially singapore could ease restrictions with seeing the yen under pressure to and the who urging caution saying it will take time to assess the pathogen. traders pushing back on the expectation of the first rate hike from the fed. . that is it for "bloomberg markets: asia." this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just $30 per line per month when you get four lin

emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco, and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up this hour, meme stock mayhem, gamestop hit with six trading halts as volatility spikes. we will track the stomache-churning swing which included other stocks including amc. plus, is it gambling? some institutional investors

. ♪ >> this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. ♪ emily: coming up in the next hour, apple showcased new devices at an unleased event and we're looking at the up and its most dramatic move yet. or tha

. ♪ ♪ emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco and this is bloomberg technology. an historic vote, a ballot cast by amazon warehouse employee in alabama deciding whether or not to unionize. we will have the latest. plus, it is the technology behind every major nfc platform, and yes 6

. ♪ >> i am emily chang in san francisco and this is bloomberg technology. coming up in the next hour, amazon beats projections across the board. shares surging after hours. plus, qualcomm revenue is up over 50% on smartphone demand.

i'm emily chang from san francisco. this hour, we will hear from key players in this sprawling businesslike micron's ceo, globalfoundries' ceo, and the man in charge of amazon's processors.

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. ♪ caroline: i am caroline hyde in london in for emily chang. this is bloomberg technology. bold words for bezos. he looks at his legacy, and some recommendations for how to treat the hundreds of thousands of company employees. a

this is bloomberg. ♪ carolyn: i'm caroline hyde in london in for emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up in the next hour, record production and deliveries. top estimates in the first quarter. the bitcoin bet pays off. we will break down the numbers and have analysts and investors reactions. apple doubles down on the u.s., pledging a 430 billion dollar investment to create tens of thousands of jobs and open the

chang. ♪ [no audio] emily: amazon's videogame streaming platform has been hacked, exposing how much money creators are making. zuckerberg saying he didn't

emily chang, bloomberg san francisco. rishaad: looking back at a decade of innovation and marking 10 years of our bloomberg technology. haslinda: the best of bloomberg technology, 10 years of innovation, is on monday at 5:00 p.m. eastern. or you can watch it on the terminal tv . the show will feature some of emily chang's original guests a decade ago, including the linkedin cofounder reid hoffman, and palo alto networks chairman. don't miss that. let's do a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. they are selling stakes worth more than $2 billion to ease liquidity issues. they will pay -- they will retain no control after the sale. citigroup is restating fourth-quarter results after writing down part of a loan to revlon. it now has rights of the company after losing a court case of a mistaken payment. citi have been trying to send an interest payment to some revlon lenders last year when it rang -- wrongly transferred. the australian government is considering further help for headline firms like qantas, wh

chang. ♪ caroline: i am caroline hyde in for emily chang, and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, bitcoin soares and coinbase slumps. third-quarter results missed wall street estimates.

. >> this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. emily: this is bloomberg technology. coming up, and attempt to lure drivers back costs uber heavily. a second-quarter loss for the ride-hailer sending shares plummeting

. >> speaking to emily chang a bloomberg technology. south korean stock to watch. yg entertainment, the label for the super black pink -- supergroup black pink. their single roses is dropping today. fans have been picketing for them to release the projects. you're one of them, weren't you? juliette: i've been waiting indeed. jenny, rose, lisa, they form the whole group. coming up, exclusive with the mandarin oriental group seo on impact -- ceo on the impact of coronavirus on is business and the broader travel business. this is bloomberg. rishaad: it is been a devastating year for the travel industry, with losses expected to top $3 trillion as international leisure travel declines through this month. the mandarin oriental group has released its latest results with a $206 million underlying loss last year. covid restrictions dramatically reduced demand. here's our special guest. >> i'm not too far away from the studio, i am at the mandarin oriental city down with the ceo james riley to discuss the outlook for the group now. james, thank you for joining us. as expecte

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. ♪ emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, tech ceos under fire. facebook, google, and twitter and the hot seat at a house hearing on misinformation. we will speak with one congresswoman, who asked very pointed questions. plus, bitcoin slips, a harsh

chang. >> peloton, the at-home fitness company reporting sales up a day

chang. emily: hackers knocked the colonial pipeline out of service last week. we will have the latest.

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco and this is "bloomberg technology." or about the plan to invest $20 billion to build new factories to build chips ordered by companies like apple, or so he hopes. analysts say he is just in a honeymoon phase.

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang in san francisco and this is "bloomberg technology." the crypto market surpasses $2 trillion for the first time. bitcoin now worth more than $1 trillion. cerium -- ather

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in silicon valley and beyond, as is -- this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. carolyn: welcome to bloomberg technology. i am caroline hyde. i have absolutely no script some on the television prompter so i will be ad-libbing as we move toward the marquis technology headlines. i'm looking at the movement in shares as the fdli

chang. caroline: this is bloomberg technology. bitcoin is pushing towards record highs again. thiss

(upbeat music) >> i am in for emily chang, where she is safe in san francisco. this is bloomberg technology. it is the public debut of the year. coinbase going public via a direct listing shunning the ipo market in the trend we stock market as it eyes that $100 billion valuation. and while it closed in

caroline: i am caroline hyde in for emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology." u.s. officials pause the j&j vaccine after six women develop rare blood clotting. plus, we are getting a coinbase direct listing reference price set at $250. that price, ahead of its debut.

chang. ♪ emily: coming up in the next hour, chairs of the senate subcommittee. senator klobuchar makes

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change. that was that person's estimation, but the pboc governor expecting to see consumer inflation below 2%. officials will shore up the supply support, those staples are around corn and wheat, relatively stable, that is clearly a focus. they want to ensure there is a significant spike up in consumer inflation. >> it is interesting what that person said yesterday, it does not matter how much china does job on these commodity markets, it might work for a while. we have seen some success with it, but there is so much demand globally in the u.s. and europe as well but it is not just china driving the markets higher. so there is still some hesitation and urgency from policymakers to try to tame these prices, but they're not willing to call victory on this. >> they are not, no. again, i talk about soft commodities, but we have had reports around coal and potential price curves. we saw some of the metal sectors falling on the back of these comments from chinese officials, copper lower. that lon

emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." first, we start with breaking news out of uber. the company, planning to reclassify all 70,000 of its u.k. drivers as workers after a landmark ruling from the supreme court. this means drivers will be entitled to minimum wage, vacation pay, and other benefits. will it impact uber in other markets? we will discuss.

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco. this is bloomberg technology. coming up in the next hour. president biden said to be planning the first major federal since 1993. those hardest hit earners making about $400,000. we'll cover how the markets are reacting. euro'

emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco, and this is "bloomberg technology." coming, tech shares leading u.s. stocks to all-time highs on this last day of the quarter. and course era charting its path to the public market. we talk to the ceo on their big ipo day. plus, the future of wor

with emily chang.

with emily chang. emily: the moderna vaccine could soon be approved by u.s. regulators. this is youtube doubles down on vaccine misinformation, spanning all anti-vaccine content from the platform.

chang. caroline: i'm caro

in silicon valley and beyond, this is "bloomberg technology" with emily chang. ♪ emily: i am emily chang in san francisco, and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, activision blizzard employees taking a stand, staging a walkout to press the ceo to stop down, this after a report he was aware for years of sexu

chang. give us a sense of what you made of this data thus far and perhaps what we have been able to extract from it, albeit perhaps not 100% correct, but looking like it could be as well. jian: right. i think our forecast is similar to yours, around 20%. we want to be mindful there has been quite a -- although a small scale severe outbreak in southern china. the manufacturing and export hub. the temporary closure of some ports is disrupting transportation, shipments and trade activity in the month of june. it's coming on the downside. the covid situation under control in late june, we shall expect a rebound in exports to the beginning slowdown in the month of june -- in july and august. rishaad: we've got gdp data out in a few days. give us a sense -- you take all the data in aggregate you have been seeing, how does this -- how do you calculate what we are going to get then? jian: yeah, we have downgraded the chinese gdp growth both for q2 and for 2021. it was below consensus. a month ago af

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this is "bloomberg technology" with emily chang. emily: foursquare, and one of the biggest tech deals of the year. square agreeing to buy australia's afterpay in a $29 billion deal. plus, crypto platform fire block, new funding, making unicorn status official.

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in silicon valley and beyond, this is "bloomberg technology" with emily chang. ♪ emily: this time, twice as long. the head of the fcc calls for more clarity on the taxing of cryptocurrency.