Microsoft ups the ante in the console wars with its New Xbox Experience, allowing users to create their own avatars. Andrew Jenkins, product manager for XBox at Microsoft tells CNBC's Martin Soong more.

U.S. automakers should file for bankruptcy as they do not deserve to be bailed out, says Donald Straszheim, vice chairman at Roth Capital Partners. He explains his rationale to CNBC's Martin Soong.

Lion Nathan's CEO Rob Murray sheds light on how the firm managed to achieve its full-year result despite the global slowdown, and what its bid for Coca-Cola Amatil will do for the market and for shareholders. He speaks to CNBC's Matthew Taylor.

Macquarie shares rallied after the firm reassured the market that it does not need to raise capital. Greg Canavan, head of Australasian research Fat Prophets assesses the health of the bank, with CNBC's Oriel Morrison.

Minutes from the RBA revealed the board chose to cut rates aggressively to bolster the economy. Tom Kenny, senior economist at Nomura Australia tells CNBC's Oriel Morrison what this means for the future direction of rates.

Following news that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang would step down once a replacement is found, Eric Jackson, Yahoo shareholder and managing member of Ironfire Capital tells CNBC's Oriel Morrison why it was time for Yang to go and who might take over the helm.

Macquarie Group turned in a 43% decline in interim earnings to A$604 million, below expectations. Simon Guzowski, senior equities analyst at Wise Owl breaks down the results with CNBC's Karen Tso.

Even as more players are set to enter India's telco sector, Manoj Kohli, CEO of the country's largest carrier, Bharti Airtel tells CNBC's Emily Chan why he is confident of maintaining strong subscriber growth.

Su-Yen Wong, managing director, ASEAN at Mercer, a HR and financial advisory firm, says pegging pay to performance will remain intact as a way to remunerate managers, but the definition of performance is shifting. She explains to CNBC's Martin Soong.

The Japanese economy shrunk for the second straight quarter in the period from July through to September. Graham Davis, director, Japan at the Economist Intelligence Unit, shares his analysis on the Japanese economy with CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.