A look at what to expect from the debate tonight, with Chuck Todd, NBC News correspondent.

Discussing whether an announcement out of Italy will bring some ease to investors' minds, with John Manley, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds; Lisette Cooper, Athena Capital Advisors.

CNBC's Jim Cramer takes a look ahead of today's trading session.

Eddie Tam, CIO of Central Asset Investments, thinks Asian equities will be unaffected by any type of outcome at the EU Summit. He adds that the prospect of China's hard landing has passed.

Why what goes on in European economies has such an impact on the U.S. markets, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. And a trader triple play, with Eric Wilkinson, independent trader; Boris Schlossberg, GFT Forex; and Bill O'Neill, Logic Advisors, on gold. And can the EuroZone be saved, with Tony Nash, Economist Intelligence Unit, and CNBC's Simon Hobbs.

"In terms of global competitiveness what you see is the US has gained leaps and bounds versus Europe. Now, clearly emerging markets are still very competitive on an absolute cost and wage basis, they are still the leaders. However, once you add logistic costs and other associated costs the US is still very competitive at this point," Virginie Maisonneuve, head of multi-regional equities at Schroders. "You are seeing companies like Volkswagen going into places like Tennessee and getting cost on an hourly basis of $17 to $18 an hour, remember the likes of GM were firing at a cost of around $90 an hour so very much competitive."

China's economy continued to slow last month as the government's measures to rein in the real-estate market and reduce energy consumption got into gear, even as inflation spiked. Maarten Jan Bakkum, global emerging markets strategist at ING Investment Management joined CNBC for more.

Companies are emerging from the crisis leaner and more competitive, and now it is time for them to grow, but the environment has changed radically, Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEOs of SAP, told CNBC.

“Most airlines are now reporting this positive trend but it’s a question as to what scale?” John Strickland from JLS Consulting, told CNBC.

BHP's agreement with Asian clients for short term contracts are a very positive sign, says Kingsley Jones, international portfolio manager at Macquarie Funds Management Group. He discusses the mining sector with CNBC's Anna Edwards & Lisa Oake.