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

The US is signaling participation in a treaty aimed at keeping down nuclear arms; Igor Zhdanov, Steve Malzberg, and Hilary Fordwich breakdown what seems to be another wave of American unilateral decision making. Sayeh Tavangar breaks down the latest oil news and Jeanne Zaino joins us from New York as she and Bart discuss the role of women in the business world and what it will take to get more of them in the corporate world around the globe! [1181] 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=ONR-X99ptxA