SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER, 2020

Tesla has reported its fifth quarterly profit in a row on accelerated vehicle sales. After-hours trading sees shares higher and CEO Elon Musk believes he can expand production up to 20m vehicles annually. Markets are sceptical of a pre-election virus stimulus deal in the U.S., but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is optimistic she and the White House are close to an agreement. Spain is the first European nation to record 1 million Coronavirus cases. We hear from Deutsche Post DHL boss Frank Appel who remains confident that the continent’s populace can remain resilient during a potential second wave. And in the UK, sterling surges on renewed hopes of a Brexit trade deal as Downing Street and Brussels signal an intention to break the impasse.