SQUAWK BOX, MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

A U.S. judge makes an eleventh-hour ruling to stop the Trump administration from blocking TikTok from app stores. This, as the Chinese social media company looks to seal the deal with Oracle and Walmart. Washington-Beijing trade tensions continue to weigh on the technology sector as China’s largest chip maker sees its shares dive after it is hit with tighter U.S. restrictions over security concerns. President Trump formally nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court and is looking to confirm her ahead of November’s elections. In corporate news, HSBC shares jump on the news that Ping An Insurance has increased its stake in the bank, while Commerzbank names Manfred Knof as its new CEO. And Europe sees widespread anti-lockdown demonstrations with protestors and local authorities in Marseille, Madrid and London defying government decrees.