ORIGINAL AIR DATE: Monday, March 9 Edward Harrison is joined by Marin Katusa – chief energy investment strategist at Casey Research and author of “The Colder War.” Marin tells us he sees oil going lower within the next 6 – 12 months because, despite the drop in rig count, output levels will remain elevated. Marin also gives us his take on the demand side problems, with China slowing much more than government statistics suggest and warns that hedges that expire by the end of 2015 will leave many companies naked and that’s when the penny could drop. Marin says he thinks the $100 billion BRICS bank will help solve the problems that Russia and China want to solve but won’t necessarily help other economies in the emerging markets and gives us his take on what kind of impact oil and gas will have on the economy in Russia this year. He continues his comments with an in-depth analysis of oil and the Middle East with points on both Saudi Arabia and ISIS. Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv2sP3XEbk8

Our lead story: Pfizer last proposed a deal for the company valued at $120 billion. However, under UK takeover rules, AstraZeneca was able to run out the clock on Monday's deadline for reaching an agreement. The decision ends a month long public fight between two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies. Erin takes a look. Then, Edward sits down with blogger Mike "Mish" Shedlock of Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis. Shedlock discusses US Treasury yields, whether or not we are seeing an economic recovery in the US, and if the Fed is going to hike rates. After the break, Erin brings you her interview with Marshall Auerback who discusses Europe's so-called competitiveness problem, the European Central Bank, and the need for credit writedowns in Europe. And in Today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison and Erin talk about Google Fiber and what role it plays in the on-going net neutrality battle between internet content creators and internet service providers. Check it out. Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg1WCYMoOpw

With major losses in the US market, we bring in Adam Mesh to help us make heads and tails of what we're seeing. 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=t2gN5_s_lDs

It's official, the U.S. and China have inked their phase one trade deal, but this is just the beginning of the long negotiation process. There's a lot to break down here, and we welcome Richard Wolff, host of the Economic Update, to help us cut through the smoke and dig through the details. And, while we have seen a breakthrough on the trade front, the tension is still present in the tech sector, and specifically the race for 5G. We take a look at the latest battleground in the telecom fight taking place in the United Kingdom. #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=zuEMMMZ4VeE