Squawk Box anchors discuss the strong start to Q1 earnings which have pushed the S&P and Nasdaq to new closing highs. Twitter also sees its stocks surge after beating expectations this quarter with President Trump hailing his White House meeting with CEO Jack Dorsey despite an earlier attack on the social media giant for alleged political bias against conservative voices. Deutsche Bank and UBS are reportedly holding merger talks between their respective asset management divisions which could create a European investment giant. And Washington is set to send a high-level delegation to Beijing next week in a bid to finalise a trade deal between the two countries.

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