Volatility in the Chinese housing market is back on the rise as real estate giant Evergrande Group has missed a key bond payment deadline. Boom Bust’s Christy Ai and Octavio Marenzi of Opimas LLC offer their takes on the uncertain future facing the development firm. And in the wake of recent bombshell reports from the Wall Street Journal, Facebook has faced a grilling on Capitol Hill. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann brings us the latest from the Senate’s session and the new details that have emerged in the scandal. And the global semiconductor chip shortage continues to plague the auto industry as sales continue to dip. Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, brings us the latest figures and tells us what lies over the horizon for the sector.

France’s Macron recently said “The Europeans must stop being naive. When we are under pressure from powers, which at times harden their stance, we need to react and show that we have the power and capacity to defend ourselves.” Bold words, but does Europe have the political will to actually defend itself?

CrossTalking with Donald Sassoon, Damian Wilson, and Glenn Diesen.

Feel that others are enjoying a better life and you are missing a trick? We all feel this way from time to time, and it turns out science has a name for it. We talk to venture capitalist and the man who coined the term ‘fear of missing out’ – Patrick McGinnis.

Will science triumph over coronavirus? World expert, Professor Luke O’Neill, tells the Alex Salmond Show that the breakthroughs in vaccine and treatment technology will not only tackle Covid-19 but open up new hope of finally defeating other abiding, life-threatening diseases.

Professor O’Neill warns, however, that the failure to vaccinate the developing world is now the single greatest danger in the emergence of more new variants of coronavirus coming back to haunt humanity.

The CIA planned to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange in its war against WikiLeaks. Lawmakers vote to end US support for Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes in Yemen. Pfizer recalls anti-smoking drug Chantix over cancer concerns.

In this episode of Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the latest financial news, including that Jamie Dimon predicts bitcoin will be worth ten times its current value within five years. In the second half, Max talks to Rick Ackerman of Rick’s Picks about inflation, deflation and markets.

As the US inches closer to a potential debt default, top officials are warning of the resulting fallout. Former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul joins the program to discuss the looming crisis and the state of inflation. Plus, hidden debt and damaged links are threatening China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Boom Bust’s Christy Ai and Professor Richard Wolff both analyze the new figures facing the project and offer their forecasts on the infrastructure initiative.

Actor David Henrie has ventured behind the camera to direct his first feature film 'This Is The Year' and explains his directing style, admitting that his experience as an actor has helped him work better with his actors as a director. Plus, his ongoing relationship with former co-star Selena Gomez.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson about the shocking revelations that the Trump administration and CIA considered assassinating or kidnapping Julian Assange, with planned shootouts with Russian agents on Britain’s streets, a car crash kidnapping, and an assault on a passenger jet should Julian Assange decide to leave for Russia. Hrafnsson discusses the previous surveillance on Assange, the implications of these revelations on the US extradition case, the complicity of British authorities with the United States, the arguable slow death of Assange at the hands of British authorities happening now, and much more. Finally, we speak to Paul Ekins, former co-director of the UK Energy Research Centre. He discusses the energy crisis wreaking havoc in the UK, seeing fuel shortages at petrol pumps due to a lack of HGV drivers as well as electricity and gas prices soaring, the centrality of the need to reduce fossil fuel usage, how the energy crisis can be an opportunity for a stronger shift towards renewable energy, the bogus arguments behind corporate carbon offsetting, China’s efforts to decarbonise, the argument that energy in the UK should be nationalized, and much more!

Rolling energy shortages in China have slowed production that is vital to the global economic recovery. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann and Christy Ai bring us the latest on the supply chain issues facing the world’s second-largest economy. And Brent crude oil prices have cleared $80 per barrel as the post-Covid travel boom rages on. Michele Schneider of MarketGauge.com gives her forecast on the industry. Then we bring you the latest from Capitol Hill where the heads of the Federal Reserve and US Treasury have faced Congress as multiple crises loom over the nation’s economy. Mollye Barrows of America’s Lawyer brings us the key details from the hearing and a report on ethical violations in the court system.