[29] Tech Wednesday: 3D Printed Car & New App for Leisure Lovers
It took more than 4 years, and a government shut-down, but a bipartisan-budget-deal has been struck. We'll tell you what's in it.
And wondering where to go for dinner tonight? Perhaps the Co-Founders of Miami based tech start-up "Posto7" can provide a 'friendly' recommendation? Erin speaks with them about app development.
Plus 3-D printing isn't just for decorations anymore. We take a look at the new "Urbee" car: a two person, electric, 3-D printed vehicle. Could this revolutionize the automotive industry?
Finally, how come so many CEOs suffer from "foot-in-mouth-syndrome"?Rachel Kurzius and Erin discuss their favorite business acumen fails in today's Big Deal.
A ransomware attack has forced the closure of one of the largest fuel pipelines in the US. Colonial Pipeline and the United States government have both blamed ransomware for the massive outage. Meanwhile, E.U. leaders aren't convinced that US-backed patent waivers will be immediately effective in the fight against COVID-19. And Dogecoin is down as Ethereum hits fresh record highs in the current crypto landscape and markets.
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Our lead story: What is insider trading 2.0? It's a term that New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman coined on Tuesday to describe high frequency trading. Erin brings you the details.
We sit down to talk about Bitcoin with Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock.com and Jinyoung Lee Englund, the Director of Public Affairs at the Bitcoin Foundation. Byrne talks about the role Bitcoin has played in Overstock's business, and Lee Englund discusses the latest news in the Bitcoin community.
For today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison sits down with Erin to chat about tech news. They hit on Mohamed El-Erian on Twitter, Alibaba on the NYSE, and wearable tech.
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Our lead story: After a surprise interest rate hike failed to stem the run on the Ruble, the Russian currency plummeted Tuesday, sinking at one point to beyond 80 to the US dollar, losing as much as 19%. The ruble has plummeted more than 50 percent this year, even after the central bank spent more than $80 billion on intervention. Erin weighs in.
Then, Erin sits down with Rick Rule, CEO of Sprott US Holdings. Royal Bank of Canada has indicated that 35% of 2014 oil production in major and mid-sized upstream oil companies is hedged with an average price of $95.50 a barrel as of November. But only 14% is hedged for 2015. Rick tells us whether earnings in the upstream oil sector can hold up with these hedges in place. He also weighs in on where buying opportunities in the natural resources space outside of oil lie and gives us a view on what’s happening with Canadian and Russian assets.
After the break, Erin is joined by Jim Rickards, chief global strategist at West Shore Funds and author of "The Death of Money." Jim gives us a roundhouse commentary on the stresses buffeting the global markets right now. Topics include the drop in oil prices, the currency crisis in Russia, and the weakness in Chinese manufacturing data and economic growth.
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A German court has revealed that automaker Volkswagen is facing $9 billion in claims from 1,400 different lawsuits. Ameera David has the details. Then, Bianca Facchinei highlights a new study showing that student debt is tied to lower grades among American college students. Brigida Santos then joins from Los Angeles to take a look at Microsoft’s claim that it may be able to 'solve' cancer within 10 years by reprogramming diseased cells.
After the break, Monica de Bolle, non-resident senior fellow for Peterson Institute for International Economics, breaks down the latest outlook for the Brazilian economy and investment. And finally, in The Big Deal, Edward Harrison examines the two big interest rate decisions today; one from the United States Federal Reserve, and the other from the Bank of Japan.
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The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep rates steady in the midst of the coronavirus devastation. The latest policy update from the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee is as expected, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announcing that interest rates will hold near zero through 2022. The Federal Reserve's propping up of markets in the US as posed an issue for China, which has decided to actively sell American debt securities. Meanwhile, the race is on for the head of the World Trade Organization, and the European Union is weighing in. The nomination process for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization began this week.
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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.
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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.
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Jim Rickards, author of "Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis" and the upcoming book "The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System " sees the dollar-based fiat currency system coming to end. He spoke to us about where we are in the process.
Also, Jim Hamilton, Professor of Economics at University of California, San Diego gave us a preview of what we are likely to see from Janet Yellen as Fed chair as well as for the US economy. He also gave us a deep dive into the world of fracking, explaining what shale oil can and cannot do given the dearth of cheap oil.
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The coronavirus continues to slam the Chinese economy, but what measures are the nation taking to deal with the outbreak? We'll break it down. Plus, the U.S. is taking new measures to ramp up its fight against Chinese telecom giant Huawei - but what impact will they have? And Bitcoin has slumped in recent days, diving more than $800. What could this hit mean for the fintech pioneer? We'll take a look at the big picture.
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