Stocks plummeted amid a collapse in crude prices, and drama in Greece continues. The S&P 500 saw its biggest drop since October on Monday. Energy sector stocks led a broad selloff on Wall Street as crude prices fell to five-and-a-half year lows, and a strong dollar weighed on other commodities. Dow industrials shed more than 300 points Monday afternoon, while the S&P 500 slid 37-points to TWENTY/TWENTY-ONE, and the Nasdaq declined SIXTY-SEVEN-points. Prices of crude oil futures dropped to their lowest levels since May 2009, amidst a lack of demand and global supply glut. Oil fell below $50-dollars a barrel for the first time in nearly six years Monday, sending shares of S&P 500 energy companies tumbling nearly 4%. Greek politics has weighed heavy on the markets -- as speculation about Greece potentially leaving the euro zone (following a snap election on January 25th) has intensified. European stock markets have held back over the last month over concerns about Greece; where the left-wing opposition party Syriza -- which wants to cancel a chunk of Greek debt, and the austerity measures imposed after an international bailout --- closely leads in opinion polls. Energy, the Euro, the Dollar, commodities, sanctions… it’s fair to say 2015 is off to a running start! Then, Erin Sits down with – John McDonnell, Co-founder and CEO of BitNet, to get a better understanding of the bitcoin payment process. John tells Erin how his company safely move money between customers and merchants, and why consumers should use cryptocurrencies INSTEAD of credit cards. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV0qGKuITgA

Our lead story: Last summer a lawsuit was filed by Perry Capital and several other hedge funds which argues that the government is taking too much of the profits from Fannie and Freddie. Perry, and the other funds, own preferred shares in the companies that they believe are worth not so small fortunes if only the government would stop hogging all the profits! Erin takes a look. Then Erin sits down with former congressman Ron Paul to get his take on US domestic and foreign policy. Paul describes what role he feels the US should play in the world, and also argues that the government should get out of the economy because it's hurting the American recovery. In today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison and Erin talk about a $24/hr minimum wage proposal in Switzerland. Sounds like a nice payday. Edward gives you his take. 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=c9vMAloiUbI

Since launching its NASDAQ IPO, stock trading app Robinhood has seen its stock take some volatile turns. Boom Bust's Christy Ai lends her insight into the listing and what we can expect as Robinhood becomes a mainstay for retail investors. (1:05) And New York City has become the first place in the United States to announce a vaccine passport in order to do most indoor activities. Boom Bust's Ben Swann and Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute offer their takes on the new announcement and if we could soon see the same in Europe. (8:51) Then we turn to the United Kingdom where the nation's central bank has decided to hold its action steady in the face of growing inflation. Hilary Fordwich of the British-American Business Association brings us up to speed on the Bank of England's decision to stay the course. (19:49) #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 free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT Follow Christy Ai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christai_ai/ Check out more from RT America! Eat The Press: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTQsuWo5sCat5spbo2Cqfskm Dennis Miller Plus One: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTQFiMl7qOaZ9L0Zkq_b9RF- Just Press Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTTuYcV8a3afYQ4pFB ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdH9HnqUml4

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