Richard Beacon, managing director at City Beacon talks to CNBC about counseling in the City of London and the record number of calls they are receiving from stressed out workers.

Wayne Godfrey, managing director, The Fyzz Facility, tells CNBC that now is a good time to invest in the film industry as more and more money is going into film in the UK.

Spencer Lake, co-head of Global Markets at HSBC, tells CNBC that the Dim Sum market in 2012 is up about sixteen percent from last year and the vast majority is coming from non-Chinese borrowers.

In just two years, ADS Securities has become a major player in the region, trading in forex and commodities for a global clientele. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Philippe Ghanem, Vice-Chairman and managing director of ADS Securities, talks long-term strategy, and why Abu Dhabi makes sense.

With its focus on building-up trading volumes, ADS Securities has put a major emphasis on finding the right technology. CNBC takes you inside the company's nerve center with Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Philippe Ghanem.

James Gautrey, global sector specialist at Schroders, tells CNBC that people are starting to question the growth in the very high end tech markets where Apple dominates as it is a very saturated market.

Nancy Curtin, chief investment officer at Close Brothers Asset Management, tells CNBC that both in the United States and the UK you are seeing pension funds switch out of equities into fixed income.

CNBC's Eunice Yoon takes a look at the budding insurance market in China, following Typhoon Bhopa.

Michael Yoshikami, CEO and founder of Destination Wealth Management, tells CNBC that he believes the US job numbers will be positive and the unemployment rate will slowly decrease.

David Nowakowski, director of Fixed Income Strategy at Roubini Global Economics and David Owen, chief European economist at Jeffries International speak to CNBC about an ECB rate cut.

Larry Hatheway, chief strategist at UBS Investment Bank, tells CNBC that the risks of going off the fiscal cliff are quite high and that many investors are being complacent.

Cormac Leech, bank equity researcher at Liberum Capital, tells CNBC that Standard Chartered bank is extremely well positioned to take advantage of some of the fastest growing regions in the global economy.

Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary at the Labour Party, tells CNBC that the government has failed on the bigger issues that would help businesses in the UK.

Delian Dobrev, Bulgaria's minister of the economy tells CNBC why Bulgaria stands out as a European growth story in 2012.

Nick Carn, founder at Carn Macro Advisors, tells CNBC that if you are a bear the Apple story is a potential Nokia story, a company that is priced for perfection and does not have much margin for error.

Ed Balls, the UK's shadow finance minister, tells CNBC that in the last two years the euro zone has grown faster than Britain whose growth hovers at a 'dismal' 0.6 percent.

George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) spoke to Julia Chatterley about how he plans to curb spending and boost growth in the United Kingdom and what would happen if the country got downgraded.

Paul Gambles, managing director at MBMG International tells CNBC that to go over the fiscal cliff would be the best thing that could happen for the US as it would stop debt getting completely out of control.

Jake Sherman, congressional reporter at Politico, tells CNBC that the Fiscal Cliff will come down to whether Republicans are willing to raise marginal income tax rates on Americans.

Rachel Reeves, shadow chief secretary for the Labour Party, tells CNBC that the government has cut too far and too fast, choking off the economic recovery.