from the bloomberg terminal, the u.s. president trump's veto of a 740 mill bill young dollars -- $740 billion defense bill. it would be one of the first times a veto has been overturned -- one of his vetoes has been overturned. he explained it as a gift to china and russia. national is accusing security staff loyal to president trump of blocking a smooth transition. america'swarning enemies could take advantage of situation. biden says he isn't being given the information he needs, describing the position as a responsible. ae pound has snapped three-day winning streak as investors assess what the brexit deal means for the u.k. services sector. the deal offers little clarity for financial firms and doesn't include commitments on their market access. green lit the pact yesterday, setting the stage for 27 governments to approve a deal today. up innow, sterling is dollar terms to 1.3513. spain has become the fourth european country with more than 50,000 coronavirus deaths. it has been hit by one of the hardest -- been one of

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today's top stories from the bloomberg terminal.mw planning to build an additional 250,000 electric cars over the next three years according to an interview with the automaker's ceo. oliver says taylor -- sales of electric vehicles will account in 1/5 of bmw's car sales 2023, up from 8% right now, but he is concerned that germany's transition to e cars may be hampered by a lack of charging infrastructure, and i can tell you that it is sorely lacking. ben musk says it would impossible to take tesla private at this point. the comment came in response to a tweet calling on him to spend more time on innovation. tesla shares have of course surged this year, eight times higher than they were at the beginning of january at ahead of the company is an addition to the s&p 500, twice the advance of the next best form on the index, so a big gap between number one and number two. deutsche lufthansa cut costs more quickly than expected this year. the german airlines boss said the company is not in danger of slipping too far into debt. he told a g

laura cooper, check out her work on the work of her colleagues by " on yourliv go bloomberg terminal.orning and i highly recommend you do the same. that's it for us. up next, "surveillance" with francine lacqua. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ francine: china approves its first vaccine for general use as a second u.s. case of the u.k.'s covid-19 variant is detected, this time in california. u.k. lawmakers approve the post-brexit trade deal less than 24 hours before the end of the transition period. boris johnson imposes tighter restrictions on most of the country, warning of extremely tough months ahead.

the bloomberg terminal. --: stay romaine: that's all for "what'd you miss?" mberg technology is up next in the u.s.. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." joe biden on the verge of clinching enough electoral votes to officially win the u.s. presidency. this as signs of stimulus life from congress emerge. and right on time. as new york city nears the threshold for another shutdown. plus, u.s. at risk.

sayingry, larry kudlow on the bloomberg terminal that that additional funds would not be needed. the divide on full display. i bring that up because for the georgia runoff, senator susan collins admitted a willingness to work across the aisle on some divisive issues. but just how many votes are going to ultimately be needed? that is what we are waiting for to get more clarity on the runoff election. carol: kevin, the republicans lost some momentum as a result of president trump. kevin: i think the republicans would look at the house and say they made significant gains in terms of the dynamic of the house of representatives, but no doubt, they lost the executive branch, and we are waiting for clarity and georgia. with a smart update, kevin cirilli in washington. kathy jones is charles schwab's chief fixed income strategist. of course, we are watching is more stimulus is pumped into the economy. what is the ultimate impact when it comes to fixed income? great to have you here with matt and myself. how do you see the stimulus package and what it does ultimately for the economy, for

the i'm looking at bloomberg terminal here. you can see that on bloomberg radio right now. renminbi comes down as well, with an abrupt move. at all correlates together, and then there's this zombie, the gloom of the bond market. how do you correlate this to what we see in fixed income. 'ssa: the zombie-ness enthusiasm to buy credit even at high valuations. i want to paint a picture for you. the markets are not the economy. you've got m&a going gangbusters, job cuts we got this morning from 3m. what we have is the big getting bigger and cost cutting across the board, which hurts the lower income worker, certain aspects of the economy. so i am looking at this and wondering, structurally, what aspects are going to have a scarring impact down the line that may not be felt? tom: you wonder where we are going in terms of the stimulus debate, but certainly markets on the move. red and green we saw earlier in equity markets, and now we see it with green on the screen. futures up one, dow futures up just two points as well, nasdaq leading the way. one more observation, and i really

kevin: i am a bloomberg terminal user first and foremost. lisa: oh, ok.hter] you may not be a gmail user. lisa: i mean, really, i will concede to that. this just crossing the google services, an outage hitting go.l, youtube and pokÉmon if you play, you are probably not getting access. i know that jon, that will cramp your style dramatically. thousands of complaints detected as of 7:00 a.m. in new york, tens of thousands of complaints. people unable to access their gmail. this affects workload, too because people stream some of their emails into gmail from this work from home environment? jonathan: the excuse not to work from home today is readily available to people and users of gmail, provided by lisa abramowicz. [laughter] just quickly, pokÉmon go, is that the game that the kids used to go through central park looking for monsters? i didn't realize it was still around. lisa: it is. that may be what tom keene was hoping for today? jonathan: maybe that is why tom was off anyway. a bit of withdrawal. did you see the case of wine he opened going into the we

check out the blog, mliv in your bloomberg terminal.pean market open. "surveillance" is next. theye shot of london and will be keeping an eye on london when brexit conversations move this week to brussels. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: brussels or bust. boris johnson to -- travel to stop the deal. the u.k.ollout, vaccinates its first citizens and what it calls the biggest immunization campaign in history. stocks and u.s. futures dip on a report pfizer won't get more doses until at least june. welcome to bloomberg surveillance. in the markets on the back of what we heard of a possible new deal --

here are your top headlines on the bloomberg terminal. last half full, jerome powell sees the u.s. economy performing strongly in the second half of next year. but it promises to keep supporting it. , the bank of england prepares for its final rate announcement of the year. policymakers are said to keep stimulus with a brexit deal yet to materialize. bitcoin at $400,000. scott minerd says the cryptocurrency's fair value still has a long way to go even as it pierces $22,000. just under one hour away from the start of cash trading in europe, let's take a look at futures this morning after another rally on the nasdaq and s&p yesterday. the dow was down. we see futures rising in europe. ftse futures up .4%. take a look at u.s. futures this morning after back-to-back records there. we see futures up again. s&p futures gaining .3% as our dow and nasdaq futures. let's take a look at car sales. we are seeing a drop of 14% on virus containment measures. i would not say that's unexpected. november car sales had a tough time since we had at least here in germany lockdown light. openealerships

get you across and alert on the bloomberg terminal.uth wales boarding a press conference at the moment about new coronavirus cases. sydneycases reported in in the past 24 hours. in the grand scheme of things, it does not sound like much, particularly when you consider what's going on in the united states and the u.k., but the concern is this is no longer confined. there are now clusters outside of that in greater sydney and the concern is that this looks a lot like how things got going in sobourne during the winter 18 new cases of covid-19 reported in sydney and some concern growing over the spread of that. let's get to karina mitchell for a check of the first word headlines. topna: in the u.s., the infectious disease doctor says the vaccination plan is lagging and repeats his worry about a post-christmas infection surge. anthony fauci said he hoped more people would be given a shot by now. takehere, the e.u. will 100 million doses of the biontech vaccine with the virus variant described as a game changer. will findnd the u.k. their br

tom: we are reintroducing our charts here off the bloomberg terminal, and this is the brexit chart, real simple, back to a time of over 1.40 as well. does sterling matter to the government calculation, or are they exhorting the markets and the recent sterling strength? think it is not unimportant, but if you list all the concerns the government has, it is probably -- it is understood that if there is no deal at all, sterling is going to take a hit, that is going to be bad for the u.k. economy, so it is a barometer of that and i think the government is probably -- has probably got an eye on that. if it can get a deal and these elements fall into place, then i the forex markets will take care of that. you so much,nk therese raphael, on brexit. tom, we don't have game, we don't have fish. very festive. that is something that cannot be touched in the u.k.. lacqua just -- the rules, champagne and guinness together, just a remarkable sight to behold. tom, whatever you are having. especially in 2020. coming up, we will talk markets .ith nouriel roubini that is at 5:30 a.m. in new york, 10:30 a.

but i'll tell you, you look at the acclaimed virus update on the bloomberg terminal, and this worse.ets worse and i was modeling out, when do we get to 4000 deaths a day in the united states? it is grim. francine: it is very grim. i was reading news overnight about how -- you are right, if you are over 65, you are at risk, but the category of 30 to macron,h is president the cases and hospitals are quite high. we wish him a speedy recovery. but again, we should take the virus seriously no matter your age. let's get to first word news with karina mitchell. karina: congressional leaders are close to an agreement on an almost $900 billion coronavirus aid package. the plan is for $600 payments to individuals and $300 per week in supplemental unemployment insurance payments and aid to small business. what is not included, eight to state and local governments and lawsuit liability protection. jay powell sees light at the end of the tunnel. after the final policymaking meeting of the year, he is the most optimistic he has been since the coronavirus began. he says the central bank will keep writ

you can follow the conversation on the bloomberg terminal.up, renewed hopes, sterling jumps as the u.k. and the eeo extent brexit talks. that with less than three weeks from the deadline, will we get there? more on that next, and this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: economics, finance, politics. this is "bloomberg surveillance." i'm francine lacqua, here in london. sterling is rising. it fell this morning. the pound set higher after the agreedd e.u. leaders to continue with a trade agreement. burgerkets reported dani has more. dani: we have seen some of the hedging calm down from where they were on friday, this yellow bar where it was on friday. the one week option to protect against drops has somewhat eased, but it is important that at the moment this is about double the average we have seen over the past 12 months, and the issue with the short-term options as we see traders go in hoping to hedge against a deadline, but those deadlines come and go, which means it has bought protection against this option, and it was more money wasted. without any

francine: i'm looking at my bloomberg terminal because we are getting breaking out of south africa.dp and you can see annualized quarter on quarter better than expected, 66 point 1%. the last quarter was so bad that the right number to look at is year on year. so you can see year on year it is -6%. so you can see south africa exited its technical procession, to september.h gross domestic product figures released today hardly present a glowing report, even though it is better than expected. you can see the economy is still stringing -- still shrinking some 6%. bit.wer is quite a story, 15african rand per dollar. crisis talks will be held in brussels. boris johnson making an 11th hour bid to break a deadlock on trade negotiations. he will meet with ursula von der leyen to discuss critical issues, a level playing field, fisheries, over which significant differences still remain. maria tadeo joins us from brussels. meeting high-stakes happening tomorrow between the head of the european commission and prime minister boris johnson, we are joined by phillippe lamberts. if i get this correc

here are your top headlines from the bloomberg terminal. budget approved. eu leaders are set tobacco landmark stimulus package after process on hungary and poland. the ecb is expected to ramp up monetary support. one last try. u.k. and the eu agreed to continue talks until sunday. dinner between boris johnson and ursula von der leyen ends without a brexit breakthrough. the u.s. sues facebook. officials call for a breakup of mark zuckerberg's empire, arguing his instagram and whatsapp accusations were intended to harm competition. just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. let's take a look at futures right now, pointing lower on both concerns about stimulus in the u.s., possibly, and the issues surrounding facebook. the euro stoxx 50 futures down about one third of 1%. the dax futures, take a look at s&p futures after we saw u.s. equity indexes fall yesterday. we are looking at futures that are down further today, especially nasdaq futures. anna: that's interesting. worsened a little bit since a half hour ago. interesting to se

you can follow that on our bloomberg terminal, live go, and later we talk about the european central bank, and we talk about inflation with the former ecb vice president. that's coming up in about 30 minutes from now. this is bloomberg. ♪ when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $400 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get the lowest price for one line of unlimited. come into your local xfinity store to make the most of your mobile experience. you can shop the latest phones, bring your own device, or trade in for extra savings. stop in or book an appointment to shop safely with peace of mind at your local xfinity store. francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." alisa and francine from london and new york. we are back with sir howard davies of net west group, talking about what it means for investors and actually banks and investments. i want to ask you a little bit about how you see the pandemic playing out. how have the covid lowden's been performing?

there is a story that we need to bring to you, the chinese authorities, and i am looking at my bloomberg terminal, because this is a developing story, chinese onhorities have detained -- suspicion of endangering national security. she lost contact with one of our at 11:30 a.m. local time, and we understand she would be escorted. reporters in our beijing, so we will have plenty more on that throughout the day. disappearance, bloomberg sought information from the chinese embassy in washington. we will have more on that. about brexit, the you you -- let's talk about brexit. the e.u. and u.k. are both warning that a no deal is imminent. poors johnson is warning eu leaders to step in. the u.k. prime minister has pledged to go to paris in search of a deal. now let's get the latest from our maria tadeo in brussels. good morning to you. are we actually heading for a no deal? maria: it is a hard question to answer, but ursula von der leyen did give a briefing a few minutes ago to european leaders. she spoke for less than 10 minutes and told them that she believes, at this stage, the probability of a no de

carol: there is a great story by our economics team that is on the bloomberg terminal, and it talks aboute changes in the world economy are only just beginning. and it is things like locks of -- lots of easy money floating around. k shipped recovery. shapeoes that mean -- dk to recovery. what does that mean? we have seen technology take off , and what can that do, replacing workers once again. this idea more embracing of climate change and technologies and companies that play in those areas. those can have a lasting impact. what of those? this is the story, everyone -- go to bloomberg.com for more -- but what are those trends that will impact the economic cycle that we will see not only next year but also for years to come? lakshman: i think those are some longer-term issues beyond 2021, and what will really be telling -- and we don't know the answer to this yet -- is what happens as we start to reengage. carol: do you think everybody comes rushing back? seriously. lakshman: we all are going to try. i think we want to. matt: i'm ready. lakshman: some of us are more reclusive, but generall

sterling bridges up with a little bit of activity on the bloomberg terminal. just breaking right now. we will see how sterling does. there are any number of things to do in the holiday season. one of the special occurrences on radio and television is to tell people on radio how fortunate they are to not see john ryding's liverpool football club sweater. and then right onto the drama of snoopy and the christmas sweater holtz -- barryck ritholz. this economy looks grim right now, doesn't it? barry: we talked about the k shaped recovery and how some parts of the economy are doing great. some parts are not doing well. we are seeing a lot of people jump online. it is not just amazon. it is everything from shoptif -- etsy.y to even ebay is seeing more action. you do not have to go to the mall. if you have waited until now to arehopping online -- we accelerating the future from the 2020 pandemic. the future might come sooner than we think. we drew a lot from five years forward. he writes brilliant comments and has the brilliant podcast. what is this about? barry trul

i had the clearest memory across the bloomberg terminal of a single quiet headlight on an afternoon. doj drops case against microsoft. i have read a lot of good opinions both ways on this. what i don't understand is how you apply traditional american monopoly theory to the network externalities of this modern corporation. they have to make up a whole new body of law if they prosecute this. jonathan: what is the abramowitz take? lisa: this is a very different case. facebookevidence at that they knew the threat of instagram and whatsapp. they said if we do not buy this, it could be a game changer and a business killer. the question i have is, why was the deal approved? they couldact that have had the information at the time, can they go back and undo some things that frankly doesn't like it was anticompetitive and it's was it way? tom: if you technologies by sikorsky, the helicopter we use once or twice a week, if you tx buys sikorsky, is that a bad thing? is it a judicial issue? jonathan: what's amazing about this, and we covered this at the time, the $22 billion for whatsapp, $750 mi

christmas, whether or not they are being amended, you will be able to do that on live go on your bloomberg terminalill be bringing you the headlines as soon as they cross. we are getting headlines out of d.c. as well. alix: this time it is chuck schumer saying that we are close to a relief package deal and goes on to say that you can expect more later, specifically the finish line is in sight, but more relief will come in the future, and this echoes mitch mcconnell's statement. maybe on friday you could see something passing. all of that adding to what we are seeing in the market. getting dire for some, so let us see by how much. recent data shows americans are running down their checking accounts with a handful of aid programs set to expire like unemployment benefits, a moratorium on evictions. joining us to discussed is steve nour, chairman and ceo of a regional bank and also made a bid for tfc financial for $6 billion. we will discuss that in a moment, but i want to get your take, what is it like for people who bank with you? steve: this has been going on for a long time, and the second round of

if we go into the bloomberg terminal on a seasonal basis, that spread also known as tegrade, we are a that, but that premium is starting to normalize, giving some folks, traders in particular, some hope. thank, indeed. interesting to see ultimately what happens coming up into 2021. what are we going to be talking about next? we are figuring out what is happening in the u.k.. we have an ongoing situation with the port of dover continuing to be blocked. we still don't know what the outcome of brexit is going to ultimately looks like. all of that on boris johnson's plate this afternoon. we will continue to update you on both of those stories. the european closes coming up next, with the food and drink federation ceo. ♪ ♪ guy: live from london, i'm guy johnson. kailey leinz is in new york. alix steel has this week off. we are counting you down to the european close on "bloomberg markets." the eu calling on member states to restart trade and rail links with the u.k. ports remain shut. over 40 countries are restricting access to u.k. travelers. michel barnier has been briefing eu ambassador

home at this point, so that allows people to spend a few more hours sitting in front of their bloomberg terminalave the statement from negotiators. this in persons meeting in brussels. as you say, what couldn't they get done over a video call. -- rathernt that the importantly, the conditions for finalizing the agreement are not there. three critical issues -- level playing field, governments, and fisheries. how soon will they me and can we hope for a resolution? guy: brussels is not very far. i meeting will take place quickly. i wouldn't have thought there would be much groundwork needed to happen. i think the u.k. has to make a point.n at this point -- at this point, whether they want a deal. simon coveney has said there are extra factors thrown into the mix possibly by the u.k.. there is disagreement over 12 miles to 200 miles. that is easier to solve. then there is the issue of licensed boats off the coast of the u.k.. it gets very granular quickly. my sense suggests that could be fixable. when it comes down to is the level playing field, vonnie. that is the more difficult thing. vonnie: abso

the bloomberg terminal, the eu and china given political nod to that marketing open -- to that market opening investment pack, so it looks like full steam ahead. i do wonder about the timing. it is just a few weeks from an incoming biden adminstration, as you said. president xi understanding biden will be a much more skillful negotiator. he understands global politics. i wonder about the eu side of this. ,his has been traditionally historically the united states and the eu allies. i am wondering about the timing. andreas: from what i've heard from my sources, the breakthrough was definitely initiated by xi jinping. your question is why was the eu sosa presently receptive. that has unfortunately to do with chancellor angela merkel who has exactly until tomorrow to hold the rotating presidency in the council of the european union, and you want to get a number of big deals done because she is out next year, and she wanted to have a legacy. we can talk about the internet you deal, but one was she wanted to have a success, and she probably on the counsel side, there was a nudge to the comm

yesterday about the seriousness of getting to 300,000, and the extrapolation i did off the bloomberg terminalhis morning where 400,000 has modeled out in the vicinity of the third week of march. those are frightening numbers for all. jonathan: let's talk about the good news of the vaccine. one vaccine in the mix already being rolled out in the united states. maybe moderna joins the rollout in the coming days and weeks. tom: greattom: to see that nurse yesterday having the courage to be the first one, i believe in new york city. we saw this in the united kingdom and the last week. you wonder if we are going to vaccinate the federal open market committee. they are going to fall asleep, it is going to be such a boring meeting. jonathan: i am not sure if i should take that seriously or not. [laughter] for the equity bulls they probably feel that way. lisa: you are correct. meeting,k about this and the vaccination of the members i guess, tom. withey question will be her guidance will be as far as extending bond purchases into longer bonds. questions around the potential for a taper tantrum if they

would like to continue watching or listening to the testimony, you can certainly do so on your bloomberg terminal.g the function live < what will be be talking about next? we will speak to craig fuller, ceo of freightwaves, on the supply chain and logistics challenges. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: -- ritika: this is "bloomberg markets." coming up later today, we will speak with nobel laureate paul krugman. that is at 4:00 p.m. in new york. this is bloomberg. ♪ let's check in on the bloomberg first word news now. for the first time, a coronavirus vaccine will be available in a western country. regulators in the u.k. have approved the vaccine made by pfizer and biontech. -- areses are really\/ ready for delivery from belgium. in the u.s., an fda panel will meet next week to discuss the vaccine. president-elect joe biden won't quickly end the phase one trade deal with china. biden told "the new york times" he first wants to conduct a review of u.s. policy with beijing, and that will include consulting with key allies. biden also said he would not make any immediate moves on tariffs imposed by president

will break down the headlines for you and i will regurgitate that for you as a come in on the bloomberg terminall question on vaccinations. the first ones begin in the u.k. today. what does that mean to you from a sentiment position for financial markets? michael: i think it has certainly been helpful. i think the big question here is the distribution. we have a whole bunch of different vaccines along the way in development. i think everyone is assuming we will get some vaccines at some point. andribution is monumental, the question is how fast can we get these things out. i think that is what people will really be focused on for the next few months, is the speed of progress. jonathan: we all agree. of ubs, thankty you. the fda posting the briefing documents on the pfizer/biontech vaccine forget this will be made available ahead of a december 10 advisory panel, where we might hear whether they approve the use of this vaccine in the united states. we understand from a staff report that pfizer has given adequate information on vaccine quality. tom: forward you go, step-by-step. we've got to get th

at one having a look headline crossing the bloomberg terminal.he interior secretary testing positive for covid-19. this is coming from the washington post. --arently he is a symptom a he is asymptomatic. he will continue to do the work for the american people while in quarantine. he is 51 years old. has tested positive for covid-19. let's look at the business flash headlines. china's starbucks final is to pay a fine to settle allegations it misstated revenue. they will hand over $1 million. million.180 they neither admit nor deny the allegations. indonesian e-commerce platform has hired morgan stanley and citigroup to advise on a potential seo. this company is based in jakarta. it has yet to decide on which market or method it would use. spac is an option. couldible merger, that value it at $10 billion. on chinesehecking in markets before they go in on the brake. we have the csi 300 back to those levels. about 5000 points. up by around 1%. a lot of positive momentum after that selling we saw across chinese equities last week. they have been up fo

bloomberg subscribers can go to dayb on their terminals and it's also available on mobile in thepp. let's get you a quick check of the latest business flash headlines this hour. things are looking up for boeing after a crucial deal for its 737 max from ryanair. it will add 75 737s to an existing order in a deal listed at $9 billion. the news comes as the first journalists,ll took a publicity flight from dallas. american airlines organized the event. commercial flights will resume. delta airlines is warning cash losses for the current quarter could be deeper than expected as the coronavirus resurgence continues to undermine air travel. deltek expects to burn up to $14 million a day, up from an earlier forecast of $12 million. the revenue will be 30% less than the same period last year, in line with earlier estimates. tesla pushed higher after winning support from the market. goldman sachs is bullish, upgrading the company. goldman raised its price target to $780 at the highest on wall street. there is support of a kind from the famed short seller. tessa forn short on five years bu

with since taking over, and you wrote a great story that i recommend readers check out on the bloomberg terminals get the bloomberg first word news. laura: new york is heading toward a second full shutdown, according to governor andrew cuomo. he says the new rules will come in place as cases and hospitalizations continue at their current pace. mayor de blasio is warning of new restrictions and urging employees to work remotely when possible. a bipartisan group of u.s. lawmakers is proposing splitting out the most intentions part of a stimulus package, removing state aid in liability protection, they hope to break months of deadlock. if endorsed, this could be the first rescue plan to get support of both houses of congress since the spring. china's recovery gathered pace in november, which puts the nation further ahead of its peers as the only major economy likely to expand this year. exports have rocketed in recent months. the return of virus instructions in many parts of the world have fueled demand for attic liquid minnen electronic devices. -- global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomb

bloomberg subscribers go to bbg go on the terminal.t the information on the assets that you care about. when it comes to the markets in asia, we are seeing the nikkei losing ground and reversing some of those earlier gains. it's now down 0.7%. this as we see the japanese yen under pressure, continuing to weaken around that 103 level. kiwi stocks are the only ones reversing the losses that we saw. plenty more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ every year, we set out to do one thing: help the world believe in holiday magic. and this year was harder than ever. and yet, somehow, you all found a way to pull it off. it's not about the toys or the ornaments but about coming together. santa, santa, you're on mute! just wanted to say thanks. thanks for believing. more voluminous hair instantly. all it takes is just one session at hairclub. introducing xtrands. xtrands adds hundreds or even thousands of hair strands to your existing hair at the root. they're personalized to match your own natural hair color and texture, so they'll blend right in for a

you can follow more on the stories and all of the day's trading on the bloomberg terminal at mliv >. still ahead, we've got our bloomberg equality special. we will talk to the founder and monitoring -- founder and who was thetner first to break into silicon valley in the 1980's. she has a look at female participation in the technology industry, and how that is shaping her investor strategy. is the asia-pacific vice president joining us with the highlights with the year on twitter 2020 and how the pandemic has shaped the conversation on social media. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: you are back with bloomberg markets. the virus pandemic has dominated the conversation on social media platforms, as internet users seek the latest updates. #lockdown with the most tweeted in asia. they turned to those platforms to air their anxieties. let's go to singapore. we are joined by the twitter asia-pacific vice president. idea that has been on twitter. just describe it. quite a year that we have all been through, and that is reflected on twitter as well. in asia pacific we have four out of the fiv