A judge has blocked a big merger between two of country’s biggest insurance companies Anthem and Cigna. Another city has pulled their business from Wells Fargo citing their financing of the Dakota Access Pipeline. But construction for the controversial project has resumed and protests and legal battles are expected to continue, Alexey Yaroshevsky explains. And Manuel Rapalo tells us why SpaceX is slated to have a big 2017 after a number of mishaps in 2016. Then after the break, department store Nordstrom has dropped Ivanka Trump’s products citing a dip in sales stretching back to last year -- Others say it’s all politics of the pocketbook. 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=rA8pBr7IhTc

Germany suspended certification of the recently completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, saying it could only certify a company that was organized under German law. The announcement means gas will not begin flowing in the underwater pipeline for at least another several months. The move comes amid recent tensions between Moscow and Europe over issues surrounding Belarus and Ukraine. The news caused a jump in European natural gas prices . A virtual summit was held between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, this was the first such meeting between the two since Biden took office. Taiwan topped the agenda as the meeting dealt with numerous topics that have caused tensions between the two nations. There is hope the meeting will lead the two nations away from conflict as Xi referred to Biden as "an old friend" and a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson calling the meeting "candid and constructive." Chinese authorities have vowed once again to crackdown on crypto mining and said the process was "extremely harmful" and a threat to the countries efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. The move had an impact on crypto markets with bitcoin dropping below $60,000 during morning trading in Europe. #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.face ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_UrRR0M-EM

Australia’s biggest banks are facing a new tax and tougher penalties. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a new chairman and he’s no stranger to Wall Street. Carrie Lukas, Managing Director of the International Women’s Forum joins us to talk about the latest developments with the debt crisis in Puerto Rico. RT’s Alex Mihailovich dives into the news of Jared Kushner emerging as conduit for Canada on NAFTA talks. After the break, Bumble Bee Foods is getting all the buzz after agreeing to pay $25 Million in fines. If you have summer travel plans to Europe you may want to leave your laptop and other electronics at home, Boom Bust’s Manuel Rapalo explains. Finally, Bianca Facchinei gives us a look at the numbers as protests swell in Venezuela amidst an economic crisis. 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=0AA0AXeM6Xs

Voting in the UK is officially underway as millions head out to the polls to weigh in on a heavily-contested question; Ameera David weighs in. Then, Edward Harrison reports live from London with the latest updates on the debate over the Brexit referendum. Afterwards, Edward sits down with Ann Pettifor – who supports the remain campaign – and David Coburn – who supports the leave campaign – to hear both sides of the argument. After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at other developments in the world including Brazil’s government scandal, US unemployment benefits, and a Bank of America settlement. Afterwards, Edward is joined by Steve Keen to continue the discussion on the Brexit. Take a look! 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 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InjlQ38H4_M