It's a crucial reporting season for companies as markets worry about Washington, with Nick Raich, Key Private Bank; Chris Konstantinos, Riverfront Investment Group; and Rich Peterson, Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Matt Rubin, CIO, Neuberger Berman Trust advises investors to look at individual companies with attractive valuations and emerging market exposure to weather any economic "storms".
The "Squawk on the Street" news crew report on all the market moving stories of the day. Among the stories: a look at the battle on Capitol Hill over the debt ceiling; the outlook on earnings; and the Basel Committee relaxing liquidity standards for banks.
Richard Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO; James Paulsen, Wells Capital Management; and Barry Knapp, Barclays, provide a preview of earnings season and how to play the S&P 500's five year high.
Warning to investors: major U.S. technology companies could miss estimates for fourth-quarter earnings as "fiscal cliff" worries likely led some corporate clients to tighten their belts last month.
The deal in Washington may be giving markets some relief. But "Fix the Debt" remains very critical of the move by Congress. Mark Bertolini, chairman, CEO & president of Aetna, weighs in.
Peter Esho, Chief Market Analyst, City Index says investors should be more concerned about corporate earnings expectations as they are the real driver behind equity performance.
With less than 20 minutes to go in the last trading session of 2012, what do you need to know about 2013? John Manley, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and Chris Konstantinos, Riverfront Investment Group, discuss.