SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower as investors fretted over the slow pace of U.S. stimulus talks and a surge in global cases of COVID-19.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped in early trade on Thursday, adding to heavy losses overnight, after a build in U.S. gasoline inventories pointed to a deteriorating outlook for fuel demand as coronavirus cases soar in North America and Europe.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied against most major currencies on Thursday as U.S. stimulus talks remained the focus for markets with trading buffeted over recent days by the extent of progress made on the potential size of the aid package.

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday as renewed hopes for a new round of U.S. stimulus drew money into equities from government debt.

Xian, CHINA/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s 2020 auto production and sales may possibly be close to last year’s levels should they keep growing in the fourth quarter, an official from the country’s state planner said on Wednesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a surprise climb in U.S. crude stockpiles added to concerns about a global supply glut as a spike in global COVID-19 cases fuels demand fears and production returns in Libya.