Our lead story: The markets are rigged! At least that is what author Michael Lewis says. His new book is making waves by alleging that high frequency traders game the system. Listen in to learn how they do it. For our guest today, we speak with the economist Roger Bootle, the managing director at Capital Economics. He gives us his perspective on the Eurozone, the euro, and macroeconomics in the US and the UK. He also weighs in on Ukraine and the economic consequences surrounding that ongoing conflict. For our Big Deal today, Erin sits down with Edward Harrison to talk about the death of retail. Rents in the retail property market have not made a comeback since the financial crisis in 2008. Is this a secular problem now? Tune in to find out. Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F3OT5KrClo

The European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada have now joined the United States in leveling more sanctions against China over alleged Uyghur abuses in the Xinjiang province. Boom Bust's Christy Ai joins the program to analyze the rising tensions and the state of Meng Wanzhou's trial in Canada. (1:08) Plus, we take a look at what other stimulus measures that the Biden administration may roll out to combat the ongoing COVID-19 fallout. Michele Schneider of Market Gauge offers her insight on the state of the US recovery and what we could see as the vaccination process continues to gain steam. (7:18) Amid a major unionization drive here in the United States, Amazon is seeing a strike unfold in Italy as workers in the nation protest labor conditions. RT correspondent Natasha Sweatte brings us the latest on the events taking place in Italy and what it could spell for unionization efforts stateside. (14:28) And finally, we bring you the latest comments from Federal Reserve head Jerome Powell as he has said the the US's central bank will "move slowly" on fintech adoption. Boom Bust co-host Ben Swann and Jeffrey Tucker of the American Institute for Economic Research offer their takes on the move and the future of cryptocurrency adoption around the globe. (20:23) #BoomBust #QuestionMore #RTAmerica Get exclusive content and watch full episodes now by downloading the Portable.TV app: https://bit.ly/DownloadPortable Check out our other shows! NO show does it like this. It’s TIME TO DO NEWS AGAIN with Rick Sanchez News with Rick Sanchez: https://bit.ly/NRSSHOW It’s her take on all things political and she presents ALL the angles: News.Views.Hughes with Scottie Nell Hughes, NVH: https://bit.ly/NVHSHOW What’s your NEWS IQ? Give us 30 minutes, and we’ll take you across the globe! In Question with Manila Chan, IQ: https://bit.ly/IQ_SHOW Steve Malzberg sinks his teeth into the slander, hypocrisy, bias and lies of MSM. MMM…Delicious! Eat The Press: http://bit.ly/EatThePress Candid conversations with the most outspoken guy in Hollywood! Dennis Miller + One! Dennis Miller Plus One: http://bit.ly/DennisMillerPlusOne Let our TV time-machine bring you the week’s highlights and a closer look at the BIGGEST stories, Just Press Play: http://bit.ly/JustPressPlayShow Yep, it’s Gov. Jesse Ventura and you’re living in his WORLD! Come along for the ride. The World According To Jesse: http://bit.ly/WATJSHOW They’re watching you. Are you watching them? Are you WATCHING THE HAWKS? Watching The Hawks: http://bit.ly/WTHSHOW Do you keep missing the forest for the trees? Let Holland Cooke show you the Big Picture, The Big Picture: http://bit.ly/TheBigPictureShow Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust Check us out on Facebook -- and feel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IubMJh8aZqg