Leisure destinations are recovering but traditional business destinations remain weak, said Barney Harford, Orbitz Worldwide CEO on Thursday.   "The green shoots of the recovery are coming from the leisure sector,” he told CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box.”

The President’s Economic Advisory Board will hold a public meeting on job innovation today, and Charles Phillips, president of Oracle and a member of the board shared a preview with CNBC's "Squawk Box' team on Monday.

U.S. industry needs greater protections against global piracy, said Mario Gabelli, GAMCO Investors on Wednesday.  “In a world where the United States is leading in technology, and also leading in intellectual content, how do we deal in a global marketplace where we have to deal with the Chinese to protect that?" he said.

Business air traffic is starting to stabilize, said Larry Kellner, CEO of Continental.

China will pull the world economy out of the downturn, said David Weidman, the CEO of Celanese , a $6.4 billion integrated chemical company. The company reported better than expected earnings on Tuesday.

The technology sector will start to rebound in the fourth quarter, said Peter Sondergaard, head of research at Gartner.

Despite lower profits in the third quarter, CSX expects to see sequential improvements in shipping volumes in the fourth quarter, said Michael Ward, the company’s president, chairman and CEO told CNBC.

While the health care industry is set to expand, reform is another story, said Jonathan Bush, CEO of Athenahealth, a provider of Internet-based business services for doctors.

The ad economy may be a lagging indicator for the overall economy, said Sir Martin Sorrell, chairman of WPP on Monday.

As the National Energy Summit kicks off in Washington, CEOs shared their insights on the future of energy and what it means for business on Wednesday.