| | German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were searching offices at Fiat Chrysler and CNH Industrial as part of an international fraud investigation over emissions. | | | Transatlantic exchange operator Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as more people took to trading from home while under lockdown, with pandemic-driven market volatility also boosting volumes to record levels. | | | Drugmaker Biogen Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday on better-than-expected sales of its multiple sclerosis treatment Tecfidera, and boosted its 2020 profit outlook. | | | Oil prices fell on Wednesday as industry data showed a bigger than expected inventory build in the United States, where a surge in coronavirus cases could further dent fuel demand in the world's biggest oil consumer. | | | U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors shunned risky assets after Washington ordered a shutdown of the Chinese consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world's two largest economies. | | | Twitter Inc , bruised by a hack last week that compromised the accounts of high-profile users, may have to account for a different embarrassment when it reports earnings to investors on Thursday: paltry ad revenue. | | | One of the leading U.S. firms developing a coronavirus vaccine, Novavax Inc , has awarded executives stock options that could pay out tens of millions of dollars even if its efforts fail. | | | Tesla Inc has advertised for servicing staff in Singapore, a country previously criticised by Chief Executive Elon Musk as unsupportive of electric vehicles. | | | Tesla Inc's rapid rise to become the world's most valuable carmaker could mark the start of a new era for the global auto industry, defined by a Silicon Valley approach to software that is overtaking old-school manufacturing know-how. | | | Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of data, suggesting a transition away from polluting fossil fuels could be accelerated in the coming years. | | | | |