Roger Altman, Evercore Partners, explains how automatic spending cuts, set to kick in this week, will impact the economy and markets.

Hans Vestberg, CEO of telecom equipment maker Ericsson, sees 50 billion connected devices by 2020.

Kevin Book, ClearView Energy Partners, discusses whether rising gas prices will continue into the spring and summer.

What happens to the markets and economy if there is no solution surrounding the sequester drama in Washington? Charles Campbell, MKM Partners; and Larry Bossidy, former Honeywell chairman & CEO, weigh in.

Doug Cote, ING Investment Management; Dick Hoey, BNY Mellon; and Daniel Stecich, TJM Institutional Services, provide investment strategies for the week ahead, as automatic spending cuts loom in Washington.

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabera talks with Amato Berardi, American member of the Italian Parliament, about the popularity of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, as investors and Europe's leaders anxiously await Italy's election results.

CNBC's Ross Westgate reports global markets are keeping an eye on Italian election results, as Moody's downgrades UK's credit rating from AAA to AA1.

CNBC's Ross Westgate tells you what the markets will be watching as we approach the start of trading in the U.S. (1:22)

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman talks about increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks and what corporate America is doing to combat this new age espionage.

Steve Yerrid, trial attorney and special counsel to Gov. Christie on Gulf oil spill, tells CNBC why there is motivation on both sides to reach a settlement on Gulf spill damages and avoid a drawn out trial.

Olaf Swantee, CEO of Everything Everywhere, tells CNBC why a low auction sale was a good thing for the 4G network as it means the service can be rolled out much faster to satisfy British demand.

Asian Development Bank's President, Haruhiko Kuroda, is most likely to be nominated by the Japanese government as the next chief for the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida has more.

Dariusz Kowalcyzk, chief investment strategist at Credit Agricole, tells CNBC why he expects a gradual deceleration in Chinese growth throughout the rest of 2013.

Ruchir Sharma, managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, tells CNBC that the BRIC era is now over and he is searching for new breakout nations, such as Nigeria.

Michael Roney, CEO of outsourcing group Bunzl, tells CNBC that North America has been a good growth region for the business, and acquisitions made in 2012 will benefit in2013.

Jo Lunder, CEO of VimpelCom, tells CNBC that the next growth wave is coming from data services and smartphones.

Tom Bergin, Author of Spills and Spin, tells CNBC that the BP pay-out to the US government is the worst case scenario according to what analysts had previously envisaged.

Peter Toogood, Investment services director at Old Broad Street Research, tells CNBC that UK house prices have been declining since 2007.

Anne Bouverot, director general at GSMA, tells CNBC that the Mobile World Congress trade show has been doing great despite the crisis, as it is relevant and brings the industry together.

David Gauke, from the U.K. treasury, tells CNBC the government will stick to its deficit reduction plan despite Moody's downgrade of the country's credit rating.