President Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays after signing sweeping tax reform legislation into law. Trump touted the measure as having something for everyone, and noted, "Corporations are going wild."
It's been a rough week for Bitcoin, with prices briefly plunging below $11,000 on Friday. Among the issues plaguing the digital asset this week are worries over security, and possible insider trading when Coinbase launched support for Bitcoin cash.
Papa John's founder and CEO his resignation John Schnatters is stepping down, weeks after he faced backlash for slamming NFL leaderships handling of players national anthem protests.
His comments sparked outrage among liberals, and prompted one white supremacist website to ask whether Papa John's is the official pizza of the alt right.
There has been a series of violent attacks in Afghanistan in the past week as U.S. troops withdrawal deadline approaches. The evacuation effort is winding down with 1,200 people evacuated in the last 24 hours, compared to last week's 24-hour span high of 21,000, and it is reported that there are around 250 people still waiting to be airlifted.
Dan Lamothe, national security reporter at The Washington Post, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss more on what is going to happen when all evacuation and withdrawal missions are completed.
Futures pointed to a slightly higher open on the heels of Fed Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank is on track to taper its asset purchases later this year. Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested joined Wake Up with Cheddar to discuss.