Donald Trump administration announces a new travel ban. Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei looks into the Greek economy to learn more about why the country performed worse than expected in 2016. If you own a smart phone, you likely know and understand the buying power is in your hand, Boom Bust’s Manuel Rapalo has that story. After the break, we take a look at how UBER is looking to keep the competition away. Finally, Larry Royer joins us to talk about the future war of automation in the world. 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 Follow us @ https://twitter.com/LindsayFrance https://twitter.com/BiancaFacchinei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDUjE-HD6I

Americans’ combined wealth set a fresh record in Q1! That’s all according to a recently released Federal Reserve report that now puts total American wealth at $84.9 trillion. That number was calculated by looking at the value of homes, stocks, and other assets minus debts and other liabilities. According to the report, those factors caused net worth to rise by about $1.6 trillion between January and March of this year. Boom Bust’s Ameera David weighs in. Then, Ameera sits down with RT correspondent Lindsay France to talk about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The House of Representatives delivered a blow, though perhaps a temporary one, to President Obama's fast track bill on Friday. Afterwards, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the infamously secretive Bilderberg meeting, which kicked off in Austria on Thursday – much to the dismay of ardent critics, who believe its purpose is to plan a world government. In The Big Deal, Ameera is joined by Edward Harrison to discuss Canada’s housing prices. Edward interprets the recent data released and tells us why places like Toronto and Vancouver haven’t succumbed the same fate. They also discuss what impact the recent rise in US mortgage rates will have on the US economy And finally, RT correspondent Anya Parampil takes a look at the revolving door between government and business in the United States. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFD0ePVIC5I

Our lead story today is Pimco. The next few weeks are critical for the bond giant as pension consultants are recommending clients withdraw their money from Pimco funds; more specifically, Pimco funds that were once managed by Bill Gross. September alone saw a record $23 billion in redemptions. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin is joined by Lawrence White, author and professor of economics at George Mason University, to discuss Austrian economics. White explains that the recent boom and bust has caused a resurgence in interest in Austrian School economics and in one of its foremost economists Friedrich von Hayek. After the break, Erin speaks with Mark Thoma, professor of economics at the University of Oregon and blogger at Economist’s View, to talk about the US economy. He sees the fiscal drag on the economy as leading to a muddle through which he expects to continue well into 2015. And in The Big Deal, Erin and Edward Harrison review the US automobile industry. Although the data were mixed for the Big Three firms, expectations are for a record 2015, perhaps on the back of lower lending standards. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N13BwdB2Qlc

Only 1% of midterm voters said the economy is “excellent” although the numbers suggest otherwise – leading many to assume that this disconnect has to do with wage stagnation. Arnold Kling, blogger at AskBlog and adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute, tells Erin what we need to do to get wages up. Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 Follow us @ http://twitter.com/ErinAde http://twitter.com/edwardnh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG7Qmzjl0qM