No country on earth has been slammed as hard by the COVID-19 pandemic than the United States. But with a vaccine roll-out process now underway, could we expect a smooth implementation? We bring you our interview with Dr. William Schaffner of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in which he offers his insight on the state of the coronavirus and how we may see an end to the global pandemic. (0:38) Plus, Bitcoin has seen a stellar 2020, soaring past $20,000, and generating plenty of hype in the cryptocurrency sector. We break it all down with Boom Bust co-host and cryptocurrency expert Christy Ai. (3:30) And as the global supply chain has been rattled by the coronavirus outbreak, several Asian nations have banded together in the world's largest trade agreement. Professor Richard Wolff, Host of the Economic Update, analyzes the RCEP trade deal and what it means for both Asia and across the Pacific. (6:38) Later on, we ring in the new year with an outlook on what we could expect under a Biden administration with RT's very own Rick Sanchez. (13:45) #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/pl ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNPn-fzxhp4

Miami played host to the North American Bitcoin Conference! Bart Chilton was in the area and meet up with some very interesting people! Tune in as Bart speaks with Moe Levin of Keynote, Marlon E. Yarde of the Barbados Stock Exchange, and Jeffrey Tucker from AIER .[1238] 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=MvZLumYmeKk

The Federal Reserve says it's “likely” to raise rates this year for the for time since the financial crisis. That’s exactly what Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen reiterated on Wednesday morning, in a semi-annual address to the House Financial Services Committee. In qualifying that statement, she said that the prospects were favorable for further improvement in the US labor market and the unemployment rate would continue to tick down. Ameera David weighs in. Then, Ameera gives the latest updates on the Greek debt crisis. Thousands of protesters took to the streets all day on Wednesday to express their unhappiness with the €86 billion bailout deal that’s now before parliament. Afterwards, Ameera sits down with Marin Katusa – chairman of Katusa Research and author of “The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America's Grasp." Marin tells us what kind of impact the oil market will experience following the Iran deal and gives us his take on what countries Iran might want to sell to. After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at China’s economy. China’s recently reported GDP, industrial output, and retail sales numbers are higher than what most analysts expected. Then, Ameera is joined by RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo to talk about the costs of the war in Afghanistan. The National Priorities Project calculated that the war has cost taxpayers $4 million per hour. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison continue the discussion on Greece. Key developments include the IMF’s declaration that Greece is insolvent and that the EU will fund a bridge loan to Greece using a bailout fund that some non-Eurozone countries object to using. The anti-EU crowd in Britain is using these events to advance their call for Brexit, Britain’s departure for the Eurozone. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Pdf__oCRQ

Turbulent tariffs threats against Mexico that have riled markets have been averted for now, but what could be the impact of such a move? Lauren Fix, the car coach, takes us on a spin through just how the move could have caused the auto industry to slam on the brakes. Plus, we get a bird's eye view of Brexit and its impact on business in Great Britain. Hilary Fordwich of the British-American Business Association lends us a hand to wade through the choppy waters of U.K. trade and their newest shipping endeavor. And finally, defense stocks are on the offense again as Raytheon and United Technologies strike a deal that would make them a behemoth in the sector. Mollye Barrows of America's Lawyer is on hand to give us an aerial take on the newest player in the aerospace sector. 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 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8cHLneM_hA