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Tesla appears poised to electrify S&P 500

Wall Street's most controversial stock may be about to go mainstream.

Exclusive: TIM excludes Huawei from 5G core equipment tender in Italy, Brazil

Telecom Italia (TIM) has excluded China's Huawei Technologies from a tender for 5G equipment for the core network it is preparing to build in Italy and Brasil, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Global stocks succumb to shutdown fears but China charges on

Equity markets slid on Thursday after U.S. data raised worries about the economy's recovery and doused enthusiasm that drove a Chinese stock rally for an eighth straight day, while the dollar rebounded as new coronavirus cases hit another record.

Dow, S&P 500 fall on fears over surging virus cases

The S&P 500 and Dow dropped on Thursday as investors worried about another round of business shutdowns to contain a surge in coronavirus cases and they began to shift their focus to earnings.

Exclusive: Electric car maker Fisker eyes deal to go public

Electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc is in talks to go public through a sale to a so-called blank-check acquisition company, modeled after a successful deal earlier this year by peer Nikola Corp , people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Oil falls $1/bbl as resurgent pandemic prompts worries about U.S. demand

Oil prices fell about $1 a barrel on Thursday as investors worried that renewed lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus in the United States would again sink fuel consumption.

U.S. recovery in limbo as retail traffic falls in virus hot spots

U.S. states that have driven a record surge in coronavirus cases may now be slipping backward https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ECONOMY/REOPEN/yxmpjlxewpr in their economic recovery, as cellphone data shows retail visits in a clutch of high case-growth locations falling below the rest of the country.

Dollar climbs from four-week low as U.S. stocks decline

The dollar rallied from a four-week low on Thursday, as weaker U.S. stocks enhanced the currency's safe-haven appeal for investors following a surge in new coronavirus cases and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's financial records.

Exclusive: Google can ward off EU antitrust probe into Fitbit deal with data pledge

Google may be able to stave off a full-scale EU antitrust investigation into its planned $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit by pledging not to use Fitbit's health data to help it target ads, people familiar with the matter said.

'Disaster' U.S. earnings loom, but investors try and look beyond

U.S. companies are preparing to open their books on a quarter that is set to show the biggest earnings fall since the financial crisis, leaving investors looking for light at the end of the tunnel.

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