Opening Bell: March 8, 2018

Health insurance giant Cigna is acquiring pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, and Travis Kalanick is launching a new venture capital firm focused on major job creation. Plus is President Trump tampering with witnesses? We talk about the latest in politics with Mother Jones's Ben Dreyfuss. And how much are Uber drivers actually getting paid? MIT revised its report which originally found those working for the ride-hailing app were making less than $4 a hour, but the new results aren't much better. And the debut of our "Crypto Craze" show powered by TradeStation! We take a look at what sent Bitcoin prices plunging Wednesday, and how Wyoming lawmakers are embracing blockchain.

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