The nuclear safeguard agreement between India and IAEA is expected to go through, says Rajesh Basrur, associate professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.

Hedge funds are safe havens during economic turbulence, says Giovanni Beliossi, managing partner and CEO at FGS Capital, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.

Buying stakes in U.S. banks is a good long-term move for Japanese financials, says Neil Katkov, Asia research group manager at Celent, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury, Sri Jegarajah and Kaori Enjoji.

The dollar is likely to weaken against the yen but there is no rush to buy into the Japanese currency, says Jonathan Cavenagh, currency strategist at Westpac Bank, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah.

Blackrock recorded strong earnings last year and is unaffected by writedowns from the U.S. financials, says Richard Urwin, head of asset allocation & economics research at Blackrock. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah.

A global slowdown in growth is more likely than a recession, says Richard Urwin, head of asset allocation & economics research at Blackrock, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah.

Scott Kessler, senior director of IT, Standard & Poor's Equity Research, shares his 2008 Internet predictions with CNBC, including the growth of Google.

IBM's better-than-expected earnings have given nervous investors a confidence boost, says Kirk Yang, MD & head of Asia Pacific technology equity research, Citi Investment Research, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah.

A banking crisis is taking place in virtual world, Secondlife. Phillip Rosedale, founder and CEO of Linden Lab which created Secondlife, speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah about similarities between the virtual and real life economy.

It is too late to be bearish and too early to be bullish on the U.S. economy, says Jim Awad, chairman, Awad Asset Management, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah.

Merrill Lynch will concentrate on managing and understanding the risks it takes, says its CEO John Thain. CNBC's Sri Jegarajah reviews the aftermath of Merrill Lynch's record quarterly loss.

Zinifex's takeover offer has undervalued the potential of Allegiance Mining, says Tony Howland-Rose, chairman of Allegiance Mining. He speaks to CNBC's Jeffrey James about Allegiance's rejection of Zinifex's offer.