Our lead story: Apple is preparing to purchase Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics for a whopping $3.2 billion! The deal would be the largest acquisition in Apples history, and a clear sign that the tech giant is trying to bolster its streaming music business. Erin takes a look. Following on the Apple theme, Erin speaks with Alex Daley, the Senior Editor of Casey's Extraordinary Technology, about patent wars between Apple and Samsung, and whether or not Apple has become another Microsoft. Finally, to round out the week, Edward Harrison and Erin tackle your questions in Accrued Interest. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHPeRHdHxw

Greece gave up its currency to be a part of the Eurozone. It now finds itself alone in the currency union. Reports from multiple sources indicate that the European Central Bank is poised to start a quantitative easing program on January 22 to help prevent deflation from setting in, but there is one sticking point: every nation’s sovereign bonds will be eligible for purchase in the program… except for Greece. Edward Harrison weighs in. Then, Erin joins Edward via Davos, Switzerland to discuss the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. Erin tells us how the recent 20% appreciation in the Swiss franc is affecting the local economy, if there are any protests, and about issues on the agenda for the meeting’s first day. After the break, Edward is joined by Daniel Alpert, managing partner at Westwood Capital. Dan tells us what he makes of the ECB’s QE plans that has only national central banks buying their national government bonds and gives us his take on the likelihood of a euro appreciation due to deflation. He sees the global oversupply of factors of production and labor as the key to the disinflationary environment buffeting all economic areas. And in The Big Deal, Edward and RT correspondent Ameera David discuss net neutrality. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4wp3x7kl60

Cryptocurrency could be on the verge of widespread adoption in Russia as the nation's government may soon recognize the fintech as legitimate currency. We'll bring you a full roundup from the sector. And while the US economy may be rebounding from its COVID-19 lows, household debt in the nation soared in 2021. We'll bring you all the latest figures. Then we take you back to Europe where the EU is prepping to ramp up its production of semiconductors as the chip shortage continues to squeeze the supply chain recovery. #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/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTR4fIiDHxGpe38eAJWgzVQ8 Watching The Hawks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFt3UdxX7LxferwDmuegQ The Big Picture: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9btpeflUfY

Data privacy is the new, big issue that’s here to stay. April Rudin says that Facebook has missed out when it comes to handling their customer’s data. She sits down and talks with Bart Chilton about what the future of big data will be. Boris Ilyevsky helps us make heads and tails of ICE’s latest acquisition, the Chicago Stock Exchange! That and more on Boom Bust! [1054] 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=mBGat143fMs