Wal-Mart announced it would raise its starting wage to $11 an hour, thanks to the newly passed tax reform. And South Korean regulators say they may ban trading in Bitcoin, sending the price of cryptocurrencies plunging.
Plus the latest from CES, as Samsung teases its new Galaxy S9 phone, and China's Huawei comes under fire from U.S. regulators.
And ICE agents raiding 7-Eleven stores around the country to crack down on illegal immigrants. That as the deadline for Congress to pass legislation protecting "Dreamers" from deportation looms large.
Dena Jalbert, M&A expert and CEO of Align Business Advisory Services, on the state of U.S. M&A: deals worth $1–$10 billion (including debt) are surging.
Jeremy Jansen, Head of Supply Chain at Wells Fargo, unpacks the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China as consumers still wonder about tariffs.
IBM Fellow Jerry Chow talks IBM’s expansion of the Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, installing Heron processors that deliver utility‑scale performance.
Ken Shepard, Head of Specialty Asset Management at Bank of America, discusses the importance of real assets and unpacks the bank's specialty asset outlook.
Cardinal Health's Debbie Weitzman explains how the company's Advanced Therapy Solutions Innovation Center aims to improve access to specialty medicines. Watch!