[131] Stephen Rosenberg on Housing & Don Boudreax corrects Economic misunderstanding
Our lead story: The US economy contracted at a pace of 1% in the first quarter of 2014. And while this is a serious stumble -- and reflects a pattern of sluggishness that we've seen over the past five-years -- many believe that the downturn was likely weather driven. Erin takes a look.
Then we sit down with Greystone CEO Stephen Rosenberg to talk about the housing market, mortgages, and the effects of a possible end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. After the break, Erin sits down with Prof. Don Boudreaux to talk about correcting economic mis-information one daily letter to the editor at a time.
Finally in today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison and Erin talk about private data collection and how much they know about you. It's probably a lot more than you think.
Home is where the heart is, but with Amazon halting construction as Seattle ponders a 'head tax' to fund housing and homeless projects, Kshama Sawant has some words!
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Boom Bust’s Ameera David and Edward Harrison discuss the idea that the German economic model is one that would work right across Europe. The German economic model has put Germany in a good position relative to its European peers. So, a lot of people in Europe believe extending the German economic model to the rest of Europe is the way forward if Europe is to fight back the menace of slow growth and debt deflation.
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Deutsche Bank's stock is bleeding after the company begins their massive layoff period; International Regulatory Attorney Myles Edwards is standing by to delve in Deutsche's "shrinking" pains. Plus, oil prices are back up after Iran has responded to its tanker being seized in off the coast of Gibraltar; Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading joins us to sift through the seizure on the seas. And, British Airways facing a record fine over a data breach. Mollye Barrows, contributor to America's Lawyer lends us a hand to check in on the turbulence facing the English airline.
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Backlash for United Airlines continues, after a passenger is forcibly removed from his flight and left beaten and blooded. Gary Leff, co-founder of milepoint.com joins us to discuss the latest developments in the United Airlines scandal. We then turn to a more global discussion with Richard Wolff, Professor of economics emeritus, University of Massachusetts, to discuss China’s relationship with North Korea when it comes to trade, Shell gasoline and Nigeria and fake financial news. Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the GOP’s efforts to break down the Dodd-Frank Act. After the break, we discuss Blackberry being award several hundred million dollars in an arbitration case. Lagarde sends America a warning about targeting single nations on currencies. Former commissioner, for the U.S. commodity futures trading commission joins us to discuss oil around the world. Finally, Manuel Rapalo has an out of this world report on Axiom, as the company looks to build the world’s first commercial space station.
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While the final results of the presidential election are still uncertain as of Thursday afternoon, the price of Bitcoin has nevertheless soared. Plus, we take a look at the actions of the Federal Reserve during the election and what the central bank plans to do in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When people think of health tourism, it’s usually plastic surgery in Brazil or South Korea that comes to mind. And you would assume that those in need of serious medical attention aren’t looking to Cuba for help, but a growing amount of Cuban doctors are caring for international patients. Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei has all of the details on that.
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Our lead story: On Monday, the US and European Union imposed asset freezes and travel bans on officials from Russia and Ukraine, as Crimean leaders move forward with their plans to join Russia following a vote on Sunday. Erin brings the economics surrounding Crimea and Ukraine.
Then Erin speaks with investor David Tice who gave us his view on the macroeconomic outlook of the US. He discusses his view of quantitative easing and Austrian economics. After the break, Erin brings you part two of our interview with junk expert Adam Minter. He explains why Latin America is one of the few regions that doesn't export junk to China and gives us what he finds most interesting about the junk trade today.
In today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison sits down to talk about wages in the USA. Since the 1960s, wages have fallen as a share of the US economy from 51 percent to 42 percent today. Edward talks about the importance of wages in the US' ongoing recovery.
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Blockchain technology and bitcoins are the wave of the future and are seeing a surge in prices. Reggie Middleton joins us to discuss this new technology. Disney and Fox may merge into the largest media company in the world. Dr. Margot Susca joins Bart Chilton to discuss what this means for the entertainment industry.
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