Clive Ramathibela, Managing member at Inkunzi Investments looks at:

1. Struggling Asian markets continue as they are pulled by "Red Bloods" on the US markets
2. China September FDI recovers on month but still down 1.4 percent for the year
3. Thursday investment destination - Taiwan!!

Today, the 16th of October marks World Food Day. It's a day the United Nations has designated to profile the importance of family farming and small farmers in producing food for the world. But while each year the world marks the importance of this day, the crisis of hunger is not improving. We're told, at least a billion people in the world suffer from hunger. Here at home, the Solidarity Economy Movement (SEM) and the Cooperative and Policy Alternative Centre (COPAC) have issued a warning that, 14 million South Africans go to bed hungry every night. AM live host Sakina Kamwendo chats Andrew Bennie is from COPAC

Mohammed Nalla of Nedbank capitals looks at:

1. Red across the boards on stock markets
2. Retail sales numbers locally and in the US
3. Global deflation worries behind the current market jitters

Today Mohammed Nalla, Analyst at Nedbank capitals looks at local and international markets.

Some reprieve on Asian markets as China provides stimulus. Will this last?

Ebola still causing a scare in the US

Finance Minister Nhlahla Nene calling for restraint in wage negotiations ahead of medium term budget. What are the expectations?

Catch Mohammed Nalla Live tomorrow morning at 6:40

On Asian markets today, Homemade Economist Clive Ramathibela looks at;

Hong Kong stocks mixed despite protest activities taking a new turn

Asian markets still struggle to take off as the US interest hike threats continue

What do investors think is the reason for the recent volatility in the markets!!

Catch Clive Ramathibela tomorrow morning at 07:40 on AM Live 104 to 104 nationwide looking at Asian Markets and more

There are growing concerns that the government's multibillion-rand wage bill is growing too fast compared to the value it is generating. This as Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is preparing to present his first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement to parliament next week.The public sector wage bill is one of government's biggest expenditure items, at 4 hundred and R39billion for 2014 to 2015. About 1.3 million people are employed by the national and provincial governments and their wage talks opened recently with a demand for a 15% salary increase. Sakina chats to Chief Economist Dr Azar Jarmine of Economtrix

Arms deal critic, Terry Crawford-Browne continued with his catalogue of serious allegations during his testimony at the Arms Procurement Commission in Pretoria yesterday. The former banker claimed the late defence Minister Joe Modise's death might have been due to poisoning. He also claims the late SACP leader Chris Hani was on the verge of exposing Modise's alleged corrupt activities in the arms deal before his assassination. The SABC's Phumzile Mlangeni reports

Mining executive Bernard Swanepoel says the mining industry continues to be characterised by conflicting interests. Swanepoel is one of the conviners of the two-day Joburg Indaba on Mining. The gathering brings together mining executives, labour and government . Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the MSA group's managing director and founding member of the indaba, Keith Scott about the conflicting interests .

Asian Stocks climbed further after the FED minutes increase rate optimism. Johannesburg Stock Exchange pulled back and Ellies drops by nearly 20% raising more concerns about the groups’ financial health. Homemade economist Clive Ramathibela from Inkunzi Investments looks at Asian Markets today

The daughter of one of the Nelspruit-five says she wants to be a symbol of reconciliation. Candice Mama, the daughter of Glenack Masiko Mama, took the country by storm when she announced that she forgives Eugene de Kock who is responsible for her father's death. She says her family decided before their meeting with De Kock that they will forgive him. Izak du Plesssis asked Candice about her meeting with Eugene de Kock