Flash Briefing: Trump enhancing US skills-magnet visa; Pressure on SA to act on DRC election, Tuna Bond scandal; US profit growth dropping fast.

IN TODAY'S GLOBAL HEADLINES In the wake of the fastest growth in earnings in eight years, America’s biggest public companies are set to report significantly slower growth for the December quarter. Also in the US, after sending mixed messages ahead of and since his 2016 election victory, president Donald Trump has joined the global search for skilled workers. SADC, the 16 nation bloc led by South Africa, and the 12 countries of International Conference of the Great Lakes have called for a recount of votes cast in last month’s DRC presidential election. In other South African-related news, president Cyril Ramaphosa is today making an unscheduled working visit to Maputo to meet Mozambiquan counterpart Filipe Nyusi.