The Obama administration is trying to make improvements to federal rules that are supposed to protect Americans from predatory loans, especially service members. Hundreds of thousands of military members and their families have fallen prey to predatory loans as a result of large loopholes in the Military Lending Act. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin sits down with Karl Denninger – author of “Leverage” and blogger at Market Ticker – to talk about regulating payday loans and Apple’s earnings results. Karl gives us his take on what the appropriate regulatory response to predatory lending should be. He also gives a sober look behind Apple’s most recent quarter. After the break, Erin speaks with George Magnus – economist and author of “Uprising: Will Emerging Markets Shape or Shake the World Economy?” – to talk about emerging markets. Following the release of the most recent Geneva Report, George tells us if he sees another crisis down the line. And in The Big Deal, Erin and Edward Harrison discuss IBM. The company seems to have reached a tipping point on how much share buybacks can bolster the stock price in the absence of top line growth. Is this the end of the line for IBM’s growth prospects? Edward and Erin Discuss. Take a look! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rEQJ_h8ueI

As the world continues to stay indoors due to lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a void has been created in the sports world. Every major league has suspended their lucrative seasons. Over the last few months, the executives behind all of these leagues have been looking for a way to get back on the field and discussing contingency plans to jumpstart professional sports. After dismal numbers for U.S. economic growth, Europe has followed suit, taking a major hit as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank announced on Thursday that it will keep interest rates where they are but continue stimulus measures until the economy stabilizes. #BoomBust #QuestionMore #RTAmerica Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT Follow Christy Ai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christai_ai/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkCKBzFtPjA

Will Canada suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia? Alex Mihailovich joined Boom Bust to break it all down for us. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust https://twitter.com/LindsayFrance https://twitter.com/BiancaFacchinei Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT http://www.facebook.com/LindsayDaleFrance ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVlEWzVLY_U

Danielle DiMartino Booth is back as she gives us a look at the latest US jobs reports! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust https://twitter.com/bartchilton?lang=en Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYeKRqcsEu0