Bitcoin Futures Go Live at the CME, and Congress Calls for a Disney Hearing
A week after contracts on the cryptocurrency began trading at the CBOE, the much larger derivatives exchange, the CME, launches its own version. Interest in Bitcoin and other digital assets has risen exponentially this year, with prices approaching $20,000 over the weekend.
Plus days after Disney announced its $52 billion acquisition of Fox, Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for a hearing, raising antitrust concerns. The legislators saying a deal would concentrate too much box office power in one company.
And a judge made public a letter from a former Uber employee which accuses former executives of espionage and bribery. Stitch Fix is getting ready for its first earnings report since going public. We've also got earnings on tap from BlackBerry and Micron.
Shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder joins us to talk Navy diving, bull sharks, and his wild return in Air Jaws and more during Discovery’s Shark Week!
President Donald Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, setting new regulations for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to assets like the U.S. dollar.
The switch from high-fructose corn syrup in Coke sold in the United States would put Coca-Cola in line with its practice in other countries, including Mexico.
