A closer look at the employment numbers, with Amity Shlaes, "The Forgotten Man" author; Joseph Lavorgna, Deutsche Bank; Steve Moore, WSJ; Matt Miller, Center for American Progress; and CNBC's Larry Kudlow.
Compass Group beat expectations with its full-year earnings Wednesday after an extensive cost-cutting strategy helped the catering group's bottom line. "The revenue outlook is flattish … but we would expect to grow the margins again," CEO Richard Cousins told CNBC.
"In 2010 I think equity markets will end the year much higher, but ... we've got a whole range of risk factors," Bob Parker from Credit Suisse Asset Management told CNBC Wednesday.