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• India: Incredible for Investments?  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 6:50 PM ET

  

  Adrian Mowat, Chief Asian & Emerging Markets Equity Strategist, JP Morgan Securities Asia Pacific says India is at the top of his list of investment destinations next year due to its currency and low interest rate environment.

• Australia's Big 4 Banks Unlikely to Raise Capital  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 6:40 PM ET

  

  Nathan Bell, Research Director, Intelligent Investor thinks Australia's top banks are unlikely to raise fresh capital as that would impact dividends. He adds that cutting dividends is tantamount to heresy in Australia.

• Greece's Future Helping to Lift Euro: Pro  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 6:30 PM ET

  

  Boris Schlossberg, Managing Director of FX Strategy, BK Asset Management explains why he thinks the Euro is on the upside in Asian trade. He adds that it's a near certainty that Greece will soon receive its next tranche of aid.

• Challenges Ahead for Asian Corporate Earnings  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 6:08 PM ET

  

  Adrian Mowat, Chief Asian & Emerging Markets Equity Strategist, JP Morgan Securities Asia Pacific says Asian earnings have been downgraded by 15% this year, with obstacles ahead for profitability.

• Investors Increasingly Cautious About Gold: Pro  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 5:45 PM ET

  

  Jeffrey Christian, Founder & Managing Director, CPM Group says investors are growing extremely cautious about gold, resulting in selling as prices strengthened in recent weeks.

• Top Gifts This Holiday Season  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 5:30 PM ET

  

  Need gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season? James Brown, Senior Director of Merchant Accounts, Pricegrabber.com previews the top trending items among online shoppers.

• EU Budget Talks Unlikely To Break Down  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 5:20 PM ET

  

  Adolfo Laurenti, Deputy Chief Economist & MD at Mesirow Financial, says there are a lot of conflicts to be reconciled at the European Union meeting but it is unlikely to result in a breakdown in budget talks.

• Recent Market Sell-off Not So Serious: Pro  Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | 5:10 PM ET

  

  Larry McDonald, Senior Director, Credit Sales & Trading, Newedge Group says the recent market sell-off is not as serious as previous ones as it is not systemically driven.

• Is Fed’s Bernanke Right About the ‘Fiscal Cliff’? Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 9:38 PM ET

  

  Rather than meet expectations for more easing, Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke took Congress to task for leading the U.S. to a dire fiscal situation that could cause another recession.

• State of the Financial Services Industry  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 7:20 PM ET

  

  Paul Smith, Asia Pacific MD of the CFA Institute discusses the new trends emerging in the financial services industry. He thinks it includes whistle-blowing, and a lack of fear among traders to speak out.

• Does Asia Need Its Own Version of 'Obamacare'?  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 7:10 PM ET

  

  Paul Murray, MD of Life & Health Products at Swiss Re thinks longer life spans in Asia will drive up health care costs, which presents a big opportunity for both governments & the health insurance sector.

• Japan's Economy in 'Near-Recession' State:  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 6:40 PM ET

  

  Yoshito Sakakibara, Executive Director, Investment Research, JP Morgan Asset Management says there's no doubt that Japan's economy is weakening. He adds that any policy that will help support growth will be badly needed.

• The Fate of the US Dollar  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 6:30 PM ET

  

  Sebastien Galy, Senior Currency Strategist, Societe Generale and Paul Gambles, Managing Partner at MBMG International discuss dollar direction on the pretext of a resolution to the fiscal cliff.

• What To Do About Greece  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 6:10 PM ET

  

  Paul Gambles, Managing Partner, MBMG International talks about Greece and its debt sustainability issue amid ongoing Eurogroup discussions over the next tranche of aid for the country.

• Gold Seen Hitting $1,900 Mid-2013  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 5:45 PM ET

  

  Tom Price, Global Commodity Analyst, UBS AG explains why he has a price target of $1,900 per ounce for gold in mid-2013.

• Tough Times For Hewlett-Packard  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 5:30 PM ET

  

  Cindy Shaw, Managing Director, Technology, Discern says HP's write-down on its Autonomy acquisition raises questions about the quality of its board and management. She says the company has a lot of problems to overcome in this post-PC era.

• Steady Approach Key to US Fiscal Discipline  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 5:20 PM ET

  

  Steve Wood, Chief Market Strategist, Russell Investments says the key to successful monetary policy is sequencing - the Fed should provide short term liquidity stimulus to create fiscal discipline.

• US Should Go Off the Fiscal Cliff: Pro  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 5:10 PM ET

  

  Paul Gambles, Managing Partner, MBMG International thinks the U.S. should go off the fiscal cliff. He says avoiding it is just kicking the can down the road and that a recession is what its economy needs.

• HP Uncovers 'Accounting Improprieties' at Autonomy  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 1:17 PM ET

  

  Hewlett-Packard admits that a British company called "Autonomy" it bought last year lied about its finances, reports CNBC's David Faber.

• Risk Is Back—French Downgrade Can't Dent Sentiment Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | 11:02 PM ET

  

  Financial markets are back in risk mode amid optimism that a deal will be done to avert a U.S. “fiscal cliff” of looming tax hikes and spending cuts. Even news of France being stripped of its much-coveted triple-A credit rating is unlikely to put a dent in stock market gains, analysts told CNBC.