November's non-farm payrolls may see a worse-than-expected loss of 425,000 jobs, while unemployment could jump to 7%, says John Horner, FX strategist at Deutsche Bank. CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah ask him what this bleak outlook means for the dollar.

Beijing has to do more than infrastructure spending to spur its economy, says Axel Merk, President & CIO at Merk Investments. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah that it is imperative that authorities ensure demand destruction does not happen in China.

Unemployed people cannot spur the economic growth that we need for the market to really turnaround, says Diane Garnick, investment strategist at Invesco. She tells CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah more.

With the VIX hoovering in the 60s range, there is a high chance that the S&P 500 may trade in the 700 to 900-point range between now and year-end, says Diane Garnick, investment strategist at Invesco. She explains more to CNBC's Martin Soong.

Andrew Sullivan, sales trader at MainFirst Securities favors the power sector in China as it has benefited from the fall in commodity prices and the raise in tariffs. He talks strategy in this segment of "Protect Your Wealth".

Oil prices could fall to $20 to $30 a barrel in the current economic environment, says David Ernsberger, editorial director of Asia at Platts. And the charts concur, quips Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros Trading Group. They talk oil with CNBC's Oriel Morrison & Sri Jegarajah.

The top headlines this hour with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah.

Shares of Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining are soaring Thursday after they disclosed that they are in merger talks. Jason Feer, VP & Singapore bureau chief at Argus Media reviews this news, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

Bangkok's two main airports have reopened after a week-long siege by protesters choked off the main entry point into Thailand. But as Sri Jegarajah reports, the damage may have already been done to the city's tourism industry.

GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, are fast catching up on Malaysia in the world of Islamic finance, thanks in part to the region's liquidity and oil reserves. CNBC's Joanna Andrews files this report from Dubai.