Gary Kaltbaum joins the A-Team today on Mastering Money, fresh from his trip to China. Gary lets us in on what’s happening over there economically–especially the fancy ghost-towns that continue to be built–financed courtesy of the government and newly printed money. No money down financing on new homes– suddenly popping up everywhere.  Then Steve and Sinclair report on a Wall Street journal report on how E-commerce is killing the shopping mall (and shopping mall REITs)  American consumers are  increasingly buying heavier, more awkward-to-deliver-items online. They need to be delivered by muscle men.  Fed Ex and UPS can’t handle it all, and truckers are having to adapt or find a different job.  In segment 4,  Steve reviews the historic bankruptcy of Penn Central Railroad

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