With corporate earnings showing some resilience in the face of an economic slowdown, Guy Monson from Sarasin & Partners considers whether companies can weather the storm.

Germany's RWE joined a consortium proposing to build the Nabucco pipeline Wednesday. Stefan Judisch, CEO of RWE Gas Midstream talks about the 5 billion euro project.

Possible U.S. recession and bad weather in China are casting a shadow on Hong Kong stocks. Francis Lun, general manager at Fulbright Securities talks to CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar about his bearish outlook for the new year.

Toyota's earnings have been weak in the U.S. but the automaker continues its success in emerging markets. Tatsuya Mizuno, director, corporates at Fitch Ratings, talks to CNBC's Martin Soong about the firm's continuing expansion plans.

China's snowstorms will have a significant impact on the Jan-Feb inflation numbers, says Qing Wang, chief economist for Greater China at Morgan Stanley. He talks to CNBC's Martin Soong about the future of the Chinese economy.

BHP has upped its bid for Rio Tinto to 3.4 shares for every Rio share. Gavin Wendt, senior resources analyst at Fat Prophets, gives CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah his insights on the continuing saga.

NBC's Michelle Franzen reports from Mitt Romney's headquarters in Boston, where he's projected to win Massachusetts.

CNBC's Hampton Pearson reports on voting in Missouri, a state that's almost equally represented by both Republicans and Democratics.

Alex Nicholas, senior corporate dealer from OzForex doesn't expect a huge, long-term impact on the Aussie dollar following BHP's Rio bid. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.

Dylan Tweney, senior editor at Wired-dot-com outlines the possible benefits of a Yahoo-Microsoft merger, in addition to dispelling the myths of anti-trust concerns. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong.

CNBC's Bertha Coombs gives an update on polling in New Jersey where a huge voter turnout has sent organizers scurrying for more voting forms.

Paul Markowski is president at M.E.S. Advisers and he predicts a Democrat win. He talks to CNBC's Martin Soong and Maura Fogarty about his worries over a healthcare, a larger budget and increased taxes.