Bitcoin could face its worst monthly decline in January. Entrepreneur and original "Shark" Kevin Harrington shares his outlook for cryptocurrency, and how he thinks it could transform retail.
"I think there's a correction happening right now. It takes a fair amount of time to process the transactions," said Harrington. "As more adoption is made I think you'll see a better chance for things to go back into an accelerated standpoint.
This week Harrington launched a new web series featuring lessons from legendary sales guru Zig Ziglar. Harrington shares the lessons he's learned from Ziglar and how they can apply to any entrepreneur.
Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, told the Financial Times that the U.S. commercial property market is in trouble. “It’s not nearly as bad as it was in 2008,” he said. “But trouble happens to banking just like trouble happens everywhere else.”
Labor strife is coming to a head in the entertainment industry, as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it's prepared to strike at midnight Tuesday if it doesn't come to terms with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase.
The Week's Top Stories is a guided tour through the biggest market stories of the week, from winning stocks to brutal dips to the facts and forecasts generating buzz on Wall Street.
