America's battle with the vaunted "fiscal cliff" could be in its early innings as Washington legislators grope to find a political solution that widely followed analyst Greg Valliere sees likely to be only temporary.
Now that the U.S. elections are out of the way and with it the anti-China rhetoric, there is a chance for the world’s two largest economies to “refresh” their relationship, said former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman.
Ken Kamen, president of Mercadien Asset Management, tells CNBC the fiscal cliff is likely to be resolved because no one in Washington wants to appear responsible for sending the U.S. into an economic panic
Tim Stanley, historian and author at Oxford University, tells CNBC he believes Republicans will be forced to make some concessions if a deal is going to be reached on the fiscal cliff.
Patrick Armstrong, managing partner at Armstrong Investment Managers, tells CNBC emerging markets have spurred an increase in global oil demand, despite Europe's weak economy and minimal growth in the U.S.
Discussing whether the "age of Apple" is over, with the Fast Money traders; and Stephen, Suttmeier, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, forecasts where the markets could be at the end of the year.
Tom Bergin, reporter for Reuters, explains to CNBC the implications of an IEA report that states the U.S. will become the world's largest oil producer by the end of the decade.
A US delegation is heading to Israel to learn more about their security measures — specifically, cybersecurity after several US bank web sites were attacked.
Alastair Newton, senior political analyst at Nomura (ex Lehman), says we¿ve got seven weeks to avoid the "fiscal cliff," which has cast a long shadow cast over corporate America this year.
Steve Hochberg, Elliott Wave International, explains the weakness under the market, saying the market is "rolling over, and is in a down phase right now." The Fast Money traders, also discuss whether Apple's stock has lost its mojo.
The business community has no shortage of people willing to offer their diagnoses for what ails the country. Read ahead to see their prescriptions for America.