Wal-Mart announced it would raise its starting wage to $11 an hour, thanks to the newly passed tax reform. And South Korean regulators say they may ban trading in Bitcoin, sending the price of cryptocurrencies plunging.
Plus the latest from CES, as Samsung teases its new Galaxy S9 phone, and China's Huawei comes under fire from U.S. regulators.
And ICE agents raiding 7-Eleven stores around the country to crack down on illegal immigrants. That as the deadline for Congress to pass legislation protecting "Dreamers" from deportation looms large.
Seth Goldstein, Senior Equity Analyst and Chair of the Electric Vehicle Committee at Morningstar, breaks down the robotaxi race and EV adoption trends.
Andrew Rush, CEO of Star Catcher Industries, joins us to discuss how wireless power transmission could reshape satellite technology and space communications.