A slight increase in US consumer prices for the month of August has ignited fears of more Federal Reserve moves to curb inflation. An earlier drop in US markets had a knock-on effect on Asian marketplaces this Wednesday.

A big jump in sales has prompted US grill manufacturer Weber to go public on the New York Stock Exchange — but prospects for sustained growth may not be as hot as they seem.

Wall Street jumped on Wednesday, despite the uncertainty over the outcome of the US presidential election. Craig Erlam, senior markets analyst at Oanda, says investors are anxious to avoid a protracted dispute over the results. Also in the show, Business Editor Kate Moody looks at how carmakers and the tech industry could be affected by the outcome. Plus, California voters hand a victory to Uber in a key referendum on the gig economy.

In the US investors have long supported the Republican party. Now it seems that the American president has gambled away this support to the benefit of Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

AirBnB is set to become one of the marquee floatings of stock this year, after the home-sharing company decided to go public. The move comes as demand for home rentals have dropped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Microsoft has reported a rise in profits, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The tech giant's cloud computing services have flourished in a global economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

Multiple Wall Street pundits have stated that the stock market will plunge if Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wins the White House in 2020. Similar comments were made ahead of President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, but the S&P 500 has gained more than 40% since his election. Bloomberg’s Sarah Ponczek examines how Wall Street’s White House-related predictions have fared in the past. She speaks on “Balance of Power.”

Bloomberg's Sonali Basak reports on the stories that matter to Wall Street with Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

There’s a new whisper on Wall Street maybe Elizabeth Warren isn’t so bad. Bloomberg's Lananh Nguyen has more on "Balance of Power."

Ygal Arounian, analyst at Wedbush Securities, discusses the outlook for Uber and his thoughts on investing. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas

John Chen, BlackBerry Inc. chief executive officer, discusses the company's earnings beat and with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman on "Bloomberg Markets."

On this edition of "Business of Equality," Laura Pavlenko Lutton, Morningstar Inc.'s director of manager research practice for North America, and Bloomberg's Liz McCormick discuss the best opportunities for women on Wall Street with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets."