Christopher Horvers, retail analyst at JPMorgan, shares his reaction to Lowe's earnings results.

A check on the futures market with Yra Harris, of Praxis Trading.

GM plans to begin paying back the $6.7 billion it owes the U.S government. CNBC's Phil LeBeau has more on this and GM's road ahead.

The CNBC news team and Andrew Ross Sorkin, of the NY Times, discuss whether we're approaching the end of the financial crisis.

CNBC's John Harwood spotlights the intersection of politics and the economy.

Nariman Behravesh, of IHS Global Insight, and William Greiner, of Scout Investment Advisors, share their market insight.

The UK is not planning to limit bankers' bonuses as part of its new powers for regulators, according to Financial Services Minister Lord Myners. Andy Hartwill from Quasar told CNBC that company shareholders should be given powers to regulate bonuses.

The Nikkei 225 closed 0.2% higher Monday after Japan's GDP data showed a better-than-expected 4.8% rise. The Nikkei's Ken Moriyasu has the details.

"If you are looking at a debasement of the US dollar currency, then the local price of all the assets denominated in dollars should go up," Marino Valensise, CIO of Barings, said Monday, adding that this has become apparent in the US and the UK. "All policies signal that asset prices will go up for the time being," he said.

Euro zone October inflation was confirmed at -0.1% year-on-year Monday, in line with forecasts. “There is not an inflation problem,” Kit Juckes from ECU Group said, adding that we will get a temporary pick up in inflation, which we are advised to look through.