Flash Briefing: IBM unveils first Quantum Computer; Trump raises heat on Wall, China talks; Jailed Mozam finmin denied bail by SA court;

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IN TODAY’S GLOBAL HEADLINES…
US president Donald Trump held his first oval office television broadcast in almost two years last night in an attempt to gather popular support for a proposed $5bn wall along the country’s southern border. 
Trump’s personality is also a major influence on critical trade talks in Beijing which have just ended after an unscheduled third day of meetings between US and Chinese officials.
Computer hardware and services company IBM yesterday unveiled the world’s first commercially produced Quantum Computer at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
In South African-related news, one of the central figures in Mozambique’s imaginatively named and rapidly developing Tuna Bond scandal was yesterday denied bail by the Kempton Park magistrates court.
9 Jan 2019 English South Africa Business News · Investing

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