SQUAWK BOX, TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER, 2020

CNBC hears exclusively from German finance minister Olaf Scholz who says he believes his country’s economy can rebound to pre-virus levels by early 2022, but warned that European leaders need to show further fiscal cooperation. President Trump is back on the campaign trail in Florida after testing negative for Covid-19 but Dr Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is still under-prepared for a second wave in the winter. In tech news, Apple shares surge to their best day since July as investors eagerly anticipate the launch of the latest iPhone. Disney is revamping its business to increase its direct to consumer streaming business, with CEO Bob Chapek telling CNBC he welcomes input from activist investor Dan Loeb. And Johnson & Johnson is forced to halt vaccine trials after a participant falls ill but Russia believes its Sputnik vaccine could be widely available in the country by the end of October.