Maserati rolls out new super sports car to drive turnaround ahead of FCA-PSA merger

After more than a year in a tailspin, Italian sports car brand Maserati unveiled on Wednesday a new high performance sports car, part of a bid by parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to revive its premium vehicle strategy heading into its merger with French automaker Peugeot SA .

J.C. Penney on cusp of rescue deal with landlords

J.C. Penney Co Inc's landlords reached a tentative deal to rescue the beleaguered department store chain from bankruptcy proceedings, averting a liquidation that would have threatened roughly 70,000 jobs and represented one of the most significant business collapses following the coronavirus pandemic, a company lawyer said during a brief court hearing Wednesday.

AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial as participant illness investigated

AstraZeneca's suspension of global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in a study subject in Britain has cast doubt on prospects for an early rollout of one of the most advanced COVID-19 vaccines in development.

Oil prices edge up off three-month lows; demand concerns persist

Oil futures on Wednesday clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session, but a rebound in COVID-19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand.

Volkswagen's new electric car panned by Germany's leading test publication

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said Volkswagen's new electric car, the ID.3, had fallen short of the carmaker's usual standards of fit and finish, and had a limited operating range, when it reviewed the car ahead of its launch.

Wall Street bounces as tech rebounds

Wall Street's main indexes rallied on Wednesday to stanch the bleeding after a three-day drop as investors jumped back in to take advantage of the repricing in technology-related stocks, a day after the Nasdaq confirmed correction territory.

Fortnite says gamers can no longer use Apple sign-in system

"Fortnite" users will no longer be able to use Apple Inc's sign-in system to log in to the game as early as Friday, the video game maker said.

NBCUniversal shakes up top ranks, promotes new TV chief

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Wednesday promoted Pearlena Igbokwe to run the media conglomerate's global television business as chairman of Universal Studio Group in a corporate restructuring.

U.S. airlines warn on travel recovery while awaiting fresh aid

Major U.S. airlines warned on Wednesday that travel demand will continue to languish until there is a widespread COVID-19 vaccine, while awaiting developments in Washington on additional federal aid.

Short sellers upped positions as stocks recoiled, tech shorts rout winners: S3

Wall Street's short sellers stepped up bearish stock bets following the market's recoil from record highs last week, reaping sizable profits from the fall in some of the high-profile technology names that were at the vanguard of the rally, according to Financial analytics firm S3 Partners.

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