The decisions over who will and won’t support the nomination of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson is nearly over; Lindsay France weighs in. Then, Lindsay is joined by Ed Schultz to discuss further. Afterward, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at Western Union’s fraud scandal. After the break, Lindsay sits down with RT’s Alex Mihailovich to talk about Trump and Trudeau’s plans for NAFTA and TPP. Then, RT’s Manuel Rapalo reports on Samsung’s smartphone fiasco and how the company is moving forward. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT http://www.facebook.com/LindsayDaleFrance https://www.facebook.com/biancafacch ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgtr-3yW5GA

The Disney-Fox merger finds itself in a bidding war with Comcast over Sky Media. Margot Susca tells us if they’ve got their heads in the clouds. Steve Malzberg gives us an update as CBS is taken to task over shady shareholders. Wells Fargo is still in the news and it’s all bad! Angela Sloan takes a look into the bad boy bank! All this and more on Boom Bust! [1085] 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=GffxbjwuueY

Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei takes a look at how India has cleared a path for Apple to open its first retail store, despite a lack of locally-sourced product – and if it could save the company from poor sales growth. Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/biancafacch Follow us @ https://twitter.com/AmeeraDavid http://twitter.com/edwardnh ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EULIQVikZdw

Inflation in Venezuela remains among the highest in the world; the Venezuelan central bank said inflation had reached 63.6% in the 12 months to November. While Venezuela has confirmed that it has entered into a recession, that confirmation hasn’t done much to stem the swelling lines at Venezuelan supermarkets. Business leaders have assured Venezuelans that the situation will improve in the coming days and have blamed the slowdown in deliveries on an extended Christmas holiday. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin sits down with David Beckworth – professor of economics at Western Kentucky University and adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute. David tells us what he thinks could get Japan going again and gives us his take on wage growth. And he deconstructs output level targeting in much greater detail. After the break, Erin is joined by James Galbraith – professor of economics at University of Texas and author of “The End of Normal.” James tells us how wage growth and income inequality play out in terms of the social issues surrounding the path of growth in the US and gives us his take on infrastructure. And in The Big Deal, Erin and RT correspondent Manila Chan are talking about the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKatAV7anL4