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Wagers on March Madness is up five-fold this year, as sports betting booms. Experts worry a surge in gambling addiction, depression and suicide will follow (C1)

Good morning. A gauge of China’s services industry adds to concerns about the recovery. The RBA kept rates unchanged as expected. And our Big Take looks at regional divides over the return to the office.

In this episode of Bloomberg’s The Big Take podcast, former Verge space reporter Loren Grush recounts the careers of some of the first women to graduate from NASA’s astronaut training program, including Sally Ride, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon. You can find out more via Grush’s new book: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts.

(Bloomberg) -- Listen to The Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Terminal.Most Read from BloombergFitch’s US Credit Downgrade Sparks Criticism Along With UneaseCanada PM Justin Trudeau Splits With Wife Sophie GregoireS&P 500 Has Worst Day Since April After Big Rally: Markets WrapTreasury Rout Unnerves Traders as Stocks Retreat: Markets WrapMissing Goldman Sachs Analyst Confirmed Dead by New York PoliceDonald Trump is expected to appear in federal court in Washington, DC on Thurs

(Bloomberg) -- Hello from Washington, where the dog days of summer have arrived and the unbearable humidity is ensuring DC lives up to its “swamp” nickname. And as if our screen time wasn’t high enough, the debate continues on whether the newest Twitter competitor, Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, is really here to stay. Here are some things you need to know for the week ahead. Most Read from BloombergYellen Says US-China Ties on ‘Surer Footing’ After Beijing VisitJack Ma’s Clash With Beijing Costs An