Technology spending is driven by China and India says Arjuna Mahendran, chief economist and strategist at Asia Pacific Credit Suisse, speaking to CNBC's Amanda Drury, Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.

Techs still have some steam says Arjuna Mahendran chief economist and strategist at Asia Pacific Credit Suisse. He advises CNBC's Amanda Drury and Martin Soong to buy on dips in the market.

Adrian Leppinus from Cameron Stockbrokers gives his outlook for the oil markets with CNBC's Jeffrey James and Sri Jegarajah.

Euro-yen is expected to hit a new high in the coming few weeks says Paresh Upadhyaya, portfolio manager at Putnam Investments, speaking to CNBC's Jeffrey James and Sri Jegarajah.

Expect a good trading day for Australian energy stocks says Jeremy Hook, private client advisor at TMS CAPITAL, speaking to CNBC's Jeffrey James and Sri Jegarajah.

The hour's business headlines, with CNBC's Darby Dunn

A check on the pre-open buzz, with Arthur Cashin, UBS dir. of floor operations, and CNBC's Joe Kernen

House Ways & Means Chairman Charlie Rangle is gearing up to unveil his tax plan, and political strategists Joe Watkins and Julian Epstein debate whether this version of tax reform is the answer to achieving prosperity.

The retailers have spoken, and now investors are reacting pre-market to September sales results. Dana Telsey, Telsey Advisory Group retail analyst, shares her insight with CNBC's Becky Quick.

A look at jobless claims, international trade figures and import prices, with Larry Levin, SecretsofTraders.com president, and CNBC's Rick Santelli & Steve Liesman

The subprime mess and credit crunch put the brakes on summer M&A. Insight on when the big deals will return, with Andrew Ross Sorkin, NY Times reporter, and Stephen Gaines, head, KPMG Corporate Finance

The strike may be settled between Chrysler and the UAW, but there is still a long road ahead for the automaker. CNBC's Phil LeBeau has the story.