It’s day 2 of the COP29 climate conference in Baku where the focus will be on gaining agreement on a new global goal for climate finance. Also on the show: Republicans are on the brink of clinching unified control over the White House and Congress under Donald Trump; SoftBank is expected to report a return to profitability in the September quarter; the deadline to meet a series of green targets aimed at avoiding the most devastating impacts of global warming is just over 5 years away; as Donald Trump’s cabinet takes shape, former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, has weighed in on the US president-elect’s policy priorities; South Africa’s quarterly unemployment data is expected to show the jobless rate easing; China is said to be planning to cut taxes for home purchases as the government dials up fiscal support to revive a lackluster market; Israel says headway is being made in US-mediated efforts to achieve a cease-fire in Lebanon; three-term prime minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, is set to reclaim the top job; Germany’s president has stepped in to mediate discussions over the date for early elections due to the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government. Guests include: Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil, Chairman and CEO; Benedikt Franke, Munich Security Conference, CEO and Vice-Chair; Nadia Calvino, European Investment Bank, President; Alexander Stubb, Finland’s President.
00:00 Introduction
03:35 Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil, Chairman and CEO
10;35 Trump’s cabinet begins to take shape
14:40 Benedikt Franke, Munich Security Conference, CEO and Vice-Chair
26:31 SoftBank earnings widely expected to be rebound
28:20 Big Take: Climate fight failing to hit deadlines
33;06 Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director
36:08 South Africa’s jobless rate seen easing
40:26 China plans to slash homebuying tax
50:15 Trump’s cabinet begins to take shape
54:59 Israel sees progress in Lebanon truce talks
01:03:55 Three-term Mauritian leader set to return to power
01:14:15 Nadia Calvino, European Investment Bank, President
01:22:01 Alexander Stubb, Finland’s President
01:28:13 AFP: German president steps in amid vote date deadlock
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