Jeff Kilburg, Killir Kapital Management, takes a look at the latest analyst calls, including Sanford C. Bernstein upgrading Facebook from market perform to outperform.
The current Knight Capital chief Tom Joyce's contract is up at the end of the year, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly. Meanwhile Citi has initiated coverage of Apple, with Glen Yeung, Jim Suva & Walter Pritchard, of Citi's new Apple team.
Kris Thompson, analyst at National Bank Financial and the man who made the bullish call on Research in Motion, says the stock could push as high as $20 following the release of Blackberry 10.
The "Squawk on the Street" news crew have the latest detail on the holiday shopping season, as bargain hunters head to the malls. And Jennifer Davis, Lazard Capital Markets, weighs in on Black Friday's winners and losers.
CNBC's Courtney Reagan reports on consumer sentiment from a mall in Dayton, Ohio. Also, Richard Jaffe, Stifel Nicolaus analyst, provides a look at Black Friday's retail scorecard.
Bill O'Neill, CIO at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, informs CNBC that the U.S. will lead a surge toward self-sustaining growth in 2013, improving the outlook for equity investment.
Tero Kuittinen, Alekstra analyst, and Sarah Rotman Forrester Research analyst, discuss whether Apple made the correct strategic choice by keeping their price point higher than the competition. "It's really about the apps," Rotman added.
Brian Marshall, IT hardware and data network analyst at ISI Group, tells CNBC that the discovered accounting improprieties within HP forced his investment research firm to downgrade HP's stock from a buy to a neutral.
David Strasser,Janney Capital Markets analyst, breaks down the big box retailer's Q3 numbers, and explains why he has a "buy" rating on the stock and $24 price target.
NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports Israel's top security officials are going to be convening within the hour to discuss possible offers by Egyptian mediators; and Helima Croft, Barclays senior geopolitical analyst, discusses the potential threat to the oil market.
NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports the latest detail on escalating tensions in Gaza, and discussing its impact on oil prices, with Pavel Molchanov, Raymond James analyst.
The Israeli Defense Minister asked Parliament to authorize the mobilization of 75,000 troops, reports NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin; Richard Whittington, Drexel Hamilton aerospace and defense analyst, offers strategies for playing the defense sector.
Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray, and Will Power, analyst at RW Baird, discuss the future of Apple stock as well as a fresh round of Apple TV rumors. Munster has a price target of $900 on the stock.
CNBC's Bob Pisani discusses his interview with Dave Cummings of TradeBot over high frequency trading, and whether slowing down the markets and introducing "speed bumps" was a good idea.