The US government is close to issuing a rule that will require financial institutions to identify the names of the people behind shell companies and Panama is working on its image following the Mossack Fonseca leaks; Ameera David weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at Venezuela’s latest strategy to fight their energy crisis. Afterwards, RT’s Manuel Rapalo reports on presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ remarks on breaking up big banks.
After the break, Edward Harrison sits down with Tim Duy – professor of economics at the University of Oregon – to talk about the Federal Reserve. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward continue the discussion on the Fed and Dutch voters saying “no” to a trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine.
ISIS might be going broke and Qatar might house fans in tents during the 2022 World Cup; Manuel Rapalo weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the decline in affordable housing in the US....
: The attacks in Brussels will likely hasten the campaign for a Brexit and the White House hosted the first national Water Summit; Manuel Rapalo weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at ne...
In Brussels, a series of deadly terrorist attacks struck early on Tuesday morning and Apple's legal battle against the US government is now officially on hold; Edward Harrison weighs in. Then, Bian...
Index funds are beating actively managed investing across Europe over the short-term and the long-term and Marriott is back with a deal for Starwood; Edward Harrison weighs in. Then, RT’s Marina Po...
28 EU states arrived at a joint position on a refugee deal and Starwood received a “superior proposal” from Anbang; Edward Harrison weighs in. Then, Edward sits down with Cate Long – partner at Pue...
Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was named chief of staff for Dilma Rousseff amid allegations linking both more deeply to the corruption scandal at Petrobras and signs of rising In...
Argentina’s lower house of Congress voted in favor of a deal to settle a long-disputed issue with creditors and the UK’s fiscal watchdog has downgraded its forecast for growth to 2% in 2016; Ameera...
Iran trashed the oil price recovery party after dashing hopes it would jump on board a pending global oil agreement; Ameera David weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at President Obama o...
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have called for the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff and Chinese buyers are trying to secure Starwood hotels with a $12.8 billion dollar buyout offer; Ameera ...
More jobs are off the books in Canada and the Justice Department just filed its latest response to Apple; Ameera David weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at Mario Draghi’s take on yout...
Interest rate cuts, bank loans, and QE – that’s the basket of goodies now in play for the Eurozone; Ameera David weighs in. Then, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the few options left for Atlantic ...
Wrapping up today's show is a new Friday segment called "In The Margins", where Erin and Edward answer viewer questions about the past week's interviews and topics.
Mug shot websites' business model may be put to the test....Rachel Kurzius (@Curious_Kurz) and Erin Ade (@erinade) talk about the payment processor boycott of the dubious industry...plus presenters...
Halloween brings with it nearly $7 billion in consumer spending, but you'll never guess where $330 million of it goes. Erin Ade is joined by RT Producer Rachel Kurzius and a very special guest to d...
For the first time in history, more than half of all members of Congress are millionaires. Of the 534-current members of Congress, at least 268-had an average net worth of $1 million or more. Whil...
Erin Ade and Edward Harrison discuss how Bitcoin purchases at casino hotels will be processed through BitPay, a service that streamlines transactions using tablet and mobile interfaces. Could BitCo...
in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison continue the discussion on Greece. Key developments include the IMF’s declaration that Greece is insolvent and that the EU will fund a bridge loan to Gre...
In The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison discuss the latest news in tech, with an emphasis on disintermediation of the existing revenue model for broadcasters which until now has been heavily we...
Ameera and Edward Harrison talk about Ireland and the UK. After years of austerity, Ireland has garnered some fiscal space and is now deciding what to do with its budget. Meanwhile the UK is poised...