SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

Going public? TikTok considers a U.S. IPO as the Chinese-owned social media group looks to avert sanctions ahead of a weekend deadline set by the Trump administration. In Spain, Bankia and Caixabank join forces to create the country’s largest lender with up to €700bn in assets. Ratings agency S&P puts German finance company Grenke on negative creditwatch as it awaits the result of an accounting investigation. The company’s founder, Wolfgang Grenke has dismissed claims of fraud. And Britain is under pressure from Washington and Brussels over Brexit negotiations.