Ever since Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and his management team unveiled their plan for reviving Chrysler last week, much has been made about what the plan is and is not built around: A heavy emphasis on four cylinder engines and very little mention of hybrids and electric cars. Read More
Cisco Systems is trying to position itself as not just the leader in communications, but also in IT, says its CEO and chairman, John Chambers. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong and Simon Machell, CEO of Asia Pacific of Aviva about the company and its stronger-than-expected earnings.
Given the shape of the auto industry globally, China is providing a large amount of relief to automakers, notes Mohit Arora, senior director for India at JD Power & Associates. He analyzes the health of the auto industry, with CNBC's Karen Tso.
Lim Say Boon, chief investment strategist at Standard Chartered Group Wealth Mgmt, says the reflation trade is likely to continue in the very near term, which will bode well for tech stocks. He advises investors with a lower risk appetite to consider pharmaceuticals and utilities.
As I sit through a lengthy explanation of how Sergio Marchionne plans to turn around a struggling Chrysler, one question keeps running through my mind: Do we think this plan will work? Read More
China's stimulus package has triggered the biggest investment boom in the country since 1993 and that will fuel growth for infrastructure and industrial sectors for the next few years, says Sun Mingchun, chief China economist at Nomura. He tells CNBC's Amanda Drury more.
Crude oil has replaced the dollar as the new reserve currency, according to Kevin Kerr, president & chief trading officer for Kerr Trading International.
It is the volume of orders, not the strengthening of the yen, that affects corporate Japan's bottom line, says Naomi Fink, Japan strategist at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. She explains more to CNBC's Amanda Drury.
Uwe Parpart, chief economist & strategist for Asia at Cantor Fitzgerald/United Securities, says China is a definite 'buy' at this point as he sees a domestic demand-driven recovery there, as well as an export rebound when its stimulus package expires.
If you want to get a sense of just how unclear the auto industry is about how much sales will rebound, ask the different sales chiefs at the automakers. Read More
Australia can afford to raise interest rates as a few rate hikes won't derail its economy but a swift rise in the Australian dollar could, warned Benjamin Pedley, MD & head of advisory services at LGT Investment Management.
Gold is being rediscovered as a monetary asset, says Marcus Grubb, MD at the World Gold Council, which explains the strong gains seen recently in the precious metal's price. He reveals how best to gain exposure to gold, in this installment of "Protect Your Wealth."
Andrew Pease, investment strategist at Russell Investment Group, is cautious on commodities as they have run pretty hard. He also sees evidence that China has been stocking up and warns that it may start to destock over the next few months.
An asset allocation approach with a good mix of everything is what an investor needs, advised Bhaskar Laxminarayan, Asia CIO of Pictet & Cie. Read More
Japan's benchmark stock index the Nikkei Average fell below the 10,000-level for the first time in three weeks last week, and has since had little success maintaining its upward momentum. From a chartist's point of view, the index will continue to struggle in the near term. Read More
Reporters and editors are already calling Ford's third quarter earnings surprising. And yes, it is surprising when analysts are expecting a company to lose 12 cents a share, and it earns 26 cents/share. But make no mistake; the blue oval has been going from red (losing money) to black (making money) for some time. Read More