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13 Oct, 2021 06:49

IMF cuts global growth forecast & Southwest cancels thousands of flights

Bitcoin’s price is surging amid rising optimism. Boom Bust’s Christy Ai analyzes the spike and the factors pushing prices higher. Plus, the IMF has cut its outlook for global growth as supply chain issues and Covid-19 continue to grip the world. Octavio Marenzi of Opimas LLC weighs in on the forecast and what he anticipates moving forward. Then we take you to the travel sector, where Southwest Airlines saw a huge wave of cancelations over the weekend. RT correspondent Sayeh Tavangar brings us the latest. And Aaron Pagel of DePaul University joins us to discuss the prospect of William Shatner becoming the oldest person to travel to space.

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