Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said uncertainty over the global economy remains, as the US and European markets are still unstable. The BoJ kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5% on Thursday. CNBC's Christine Tan talks to Dr. Andrew Freris, chief economist, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas, about the Japanese economy.

The US braces for a host of September same-store sales data from retailers, due out on Thursday. Analysts expect the results to disappoint, mainly because of the warm weather in the US. CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera talks to Max King, investment strategist at Investec Asset Management, for how the results will affect stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index closed at record highs on Tuesday. Will the rally continue? CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera talks to Jack Bouroudjian, chairman of Capital Markets Technologies, for a preview to the US trading day ahead.

The Nikkei 225 Average and Topix index were flat Wednesday. CNBC's Lisa Oake speaks to Nozomu Kitadai, deputy editor at The Nikkei, for an update on how the Japanese stock market performed.

In a move rocking the music industry, Indie band Radiohead released its new album 'In Rainbows' as an exclusive digital download on its own Web site. CNBC's Louisa Bojesen talks to Steve McCauley, partner at Barchester, about the band's decision and its impact on the media industry.

Integrys Energy Group, High Tech Computer and SKF are all good stocks to invest in, according to Wouter Weijand, global head high income equity at ABN Amro Asset Management. Weijand explains why to CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

Spanish bank La Caixa is the country's biggest initial public offering and began trading Tuesday. Bob McDowall, senior research analyst at TowerGroup, discusses the bank with CNBC's Louisa Bojesen.

Many investors are taking Tuesday's minutes from the Federal Reserve's rate cutting meeting to signal further declines in US interest rates. CNBC's Louisa Bojesen speaks to Mark Cliffe, global head of economics and strategy at ING Financial Markets, for his expectations on US rates.

Asian stock indexes had a positive trading day Wednesday as investors' expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut remained strong. CNBC's Lisa Oakes speaks to Andrew Beal, director - Pacific equities at Henderson Global Investors, for more.

"The markets are realizing that the economy is doing OK," Eric Taze-Bernard, CIO multimanagement at Invesco Asset Management, tells CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

The user-generated content, like that of YouTube or MySpace, continues to dominate the media industry. Jeff Berman, GM/SVP at MySpaceTV, speaks to CNBC's Ross Westgate about what broadcasters can learn from the user-generated content.

Children's programming is easier to export abroad compared to other genres, according to Debbie Back, senior vice president, programme sales, at MTV Networks International. Back tells CNBC's Ross Westgate about the success of certain shows.