The top headlines this hour, with CNBC's Chloe Cho.

Justin O'Brien, senior advisor at Citi, discusses the implications of Sinosteel's hostile takeover offer for Midwest, with CNBC's Oriel Morrison.

French oil engineering group Technip reported third-quarter results in line with expectations Friday. While the company confirmed its 2009 outlook, it stressed next year will be challenging. CEO and Chairman Thierry Pilenko spoke to CNBC.

Eivind Holding, CEO of Maersk Line, tells CNBC's Managing Asia that Asia is the strongest region right now and he sees a lot of activity there.

Dante Peters from Magus Financial Management and Jason Witcombe from Evolve Financial Planning joined CNBC to give their advice to investors.

Expect a tough year ahead for Incitec Pivot, says Todd Kerslake private client adviser at RBS, speaking to Glenn Rosewall, managing director and CEO of BBY and CNBC's Karen Tso.

Liberty Global agreed to buy Unitymedia for $3 billion Friday, in an attempt to expand its European footprint. "It's a great deal for Unity, our customers and our employees, because it really heralds an exciting new phase of our development," Unitymedia CEO Parm Sandhu said.

"We're at the end of this earnings cycle so I think that the market has already factored in this positive news," Alan Knuckman from Agora Financial told CNBC Friday. Knuckman looks ahead to the US trading day.