Unions Try to Fight Back

President Barack Obama "essentially fired" Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in televised remarks this week, former Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer says.

Third Point's Dan Loeb has upped his stake in Sony. Is the stock now a buy? Richard Ross, Auerbach, says the stock makes a compelling buy, and Steve Cortes, Veracruz, thinks there are problems for Sony.

Sven Richter, head of Africa and Frontier markets at Renaissance Asset Managers, tells CNBC that frontier markets are in the early stage of a long-term secular growth period.

Gary Smith, executive director of the American Academy, tells CNBC that the Germans have become the principal partner of the United States in Europe.