Russia has overtaken Mexico as the second-largest importation source of oil to the United States. Ed Moya of OANDA joins the program to discuss the breakthrough and how oil prices are faring amid volatile markets. (1:03) Plus, Italy has officially launched its "Green Pass" program that allows only vaccinated individuals to enter several venues in the nation. Boom Bust's Ben Swann joins us from the ground in Italy to bring us up to speed on the latest measures. (8:41) Then, we take you to China, where inflation has slowed the growth of the world's second-largest economy. Boom Bust's Christy Ai and Octavio Marenzi of Opimus LLC analyze the developments and the state of U.S.-China relations. (15:20) Watch Full Episode and More on Portable.TV https://www.portable.tv/series/boombust #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=PLagVUKF7CUTTuYcV8a3afYQ4pFBm50ZC9 The World According To Jesse: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woBl9FD6C8c

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In the wake of a major account scandal that has plagued Wells Fargo, their stock has sunk as the fines pile up. Bartlett Naylor of Public Citizen is on hand to break down how the company has weathered since the infamous incident. While on the other side of the spectrum, JPMorgan has surged on stellar 2019 Q4 earnings, but what could this spell for the entire sector? Adam Mesh of the Adam Mesh Trading Group analyzes what could be on the horizon for markets in the new year. #BoomBust #QuestionMore #RTAmerica 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/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wJ4yXoSRg8

Our lead story today is oil. We start off with Scotland, where we have seen a surge in voter support for Scottish independence from the UK. Now, the UK’s two largest oil producers are weighing in on the Scottish referendum campaign. Erin Ade takes a look. Then, Erin is joined by Janet Tavakoli, founder and president of Tavakoli Structured Finance, to talk about derivatives and structured products. Tavakoli explains how dangerous the derivatives has become and why ordinary people should care. After the break, Erin speaks with Marin Katusa, chief energy investment strategist at Casey Research, to discuss oil and alternative energy. Katusa is bullish on oil over the medium-term and sees natural gas prices in Europe staying much higher than in the US until liquefied natural gas can come online. And in The Big Deal, Erin and Edward Harrison discuss the Japanese economy and what factors may have led to its decline. Factors include a recent consumption tax as well as the costs associated with nuclear energy in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe. Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nbD9pMbcHs