Pelosi and Mnuchin make progress in stimulus talks, but big differences remain, White House chief of staff says

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Wed, 21 Oct 2020 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 28,308.79 113.37 +0.40%  S&P 500 3,443.12 16.20 +0.47%  NASDAQ 11,516.49 37.61 +0.33%  FTSE 100 5,889.22 4.57 +0.08%  CAC 4,929.28 0.00 0.00%  DAX 0.00 12,736.95 -100.00%  Quotes and charts as of Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:03 AM CEST. Top News Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:08 AM CEST Pelosi and Mnuchin make progress in stimulus talks, but big differences remain, White House chief of staff says Nancy Pelosi and Steven Mnuchin made progress toward a stimulus deal in their latest talks Tuesday, but still have major differences. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:46 AM CEST Tighter coronavirus restrictions, not U.S. elections, are the 'biggest near term risk': UBS "Forget about the U.S. elections or fiscal stimulus — restrictions creeping higher is the single biggest near term risk to the outlook," Arend Kapteyn of UBS wrote in a note. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:12 AM CEST U.S. tries to get Huawei blocked from Brazil's 5G networks with $1 billion financing pledge Washington has stepped up its offensive against Huawei, offering financing to Brazil to get the Chinese telco effectively blocked from the nation's next-generation 5G networks. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM CEST WEF says machines will create more jobs than they destroy but warns of pandemic 'double-disruption' The World Economic Forum stressed the need for "reskilling" and "upskilling" to prepare people for the future of work. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:27 AM CEST Stephen Roach says two currencies could benefit most from a weaker U.S. dollar The U.S. dollar is headed for an "extremely sharp" decline of 35% by the end of 2021, said Roach, a senior fellow at Yale University. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:15 Jacques van den Broek CEO, Randstad Earnings 07:30 Saadia Zahidi Managing Director, World Economic Forum Jobs Report 08:10 Borje Ekholm CEO, Ericsson Earnings 08:30 Jose Vinals Chairman, Standard Chartered Global Economy 09:30 Rud Pedersen CFO, Lenta Earnings 10:30 Sigve Brekke CEO, Telenor Earnings 10:35 Nico Delvaux CEO, Assa Abloy Earnings Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us