Flash Briefing: Big Glencore rival exits; OPEC courts Russia; Trump's SONA; Zim Prez launches détente

In today’s global business headlines… US president Donald Trump’s struck a more conciliatory tone in his 82 minute State of the Nation address last night. The 14 nation oil cartel OPEC said it wants to strike a formal pact with a 10 nation Russian-led group of producers. Executives at Saffer-heavy global commodity trading group Glencore will be celebrating this morning’s news that Goldman Sachs will join other Wall Street banking giants who have cut or closed their commodities trading units. In other South African related news, peace may break out to the north where embattled Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a détente initiative with the political opposition.