WATCH On Tuesday, Telecom giant Verizon announced that they are buying AOL for $4.4 billion. The deal now turns the biggest wireless carrier in US into a leading provider of content for web and mobile platforms. Verizon believes that video will be a primary driver of demand for its wireless network in the years to come. The all-cash deal values AOL at $50 a share – that’s a 23% premium over the company’s three-month volume-weighted average price. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin is joined by Alex Daley – chief technology investment strategist at Casey Research. Alex gives us his thoughts on the Verizon/AOL deal and how it will impact the current digital media landscape and tells us if FitBit will see further success. Afterwards, Erin sits down with RT correspondent Lindsay France. Lindsay tells us about one woman’s fight against her employer after deleting a GPS tracking application on her smartphone and explains the legal protections set up to protect employers from issues. After the break, Bianca gives us a daily news roundup of other major business headlines of the day including Greece’s recent payment to the IMF, the Australian government taking action against companies for tax avoidance, and so-called killer robots in America. Then, Erin is joined by Patrick Chovanec – managing director and chief strategist at Silvercrest Asset Management. Patrick talks to us about global liquidity and gives us his take on how the Chinese economy is doing. And in The Big Deal, Erin and Edward discuss major tech stories of the day. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT http://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns http://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 Follow us @ http://twitter.com/ErinAde http://twitter.com/edwardnh

• published: 09 Jul 2015
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