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It is not just Elon Musk. Be they cabinet picks, ambassadors or advisors, Donald Trump’s roster of nominees is stacked with a record number of billionaires.
What does that say about the times we live in? And if Trump's first stint as US president is anything to go by, it is safe to predict more deregulation and tax cuts that will serve his team nicely.
But does success in making money imply success in serving the common good?
Oil rallied to a multi-month high this week after the US tightened restrictions on Russia’s energy industry and as the world prepares for the incoming Trump administration and its potential trade tariffs. Ziad Daoud from Bloomberg Economics breaks down the situation and what this could mean for oil prices.
We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40,000 acres have burned up as firefighters struggle to contain the multiple fires still raging in the Los Angeles area.
Journalist and activist Sonali Kolhatkar, who recently returned to her home in Pasadena, describes community mutual aid efforts underway and how they stand in stark contrast to the militarized response from police and National Guard forces who are seemingly more interested in protecting property than helping residents. She warns that predatory real estate actors are also looking to profit from the devastation, particularly in the historically Black neighborhood of Altadena. "The embers haven't even gone cold. The smoke is still rising, and the developers are circling," she says.
We also speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of burning fossil fuels and destabilizing the planet's equilibrium. "The ultimate driver here is climate change," says Stokes. She says that as people begin to consider rebuilding their communities, they should think about how to build more resilient homes or whether the risk is simply too great in some areas. "Are these places where people really want to be building back at that same density, with that same risk?" she asks. "We do have to be asking tough questions because of the climate crisis, because we have not stopped burning fossil fuels, about where it is safer and less safe to be building back."
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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks extensively to Bloomberg in Washington about his years working in the White House with President Joe Biden.
Sullivan will be stepping down from his post on January 20. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jenny Leonard about trying to reach a ceasefire deal in the Middle East, new curbs on exports of advanced AI chips made by Nvidia and its peers, the US relationship with China, growth of the US economy, risks of cyber attacks, the health of President Biden, the war in Ukraine, and working with the incoming team of President-elect Donald Trump.
Car enthusiasts have descended on the U.S. state of Michigan for the Detroit Auto Show. One topic of conversation is focused on the future of Electric Vehicles.
Although EV sales continue to rise in China, sales of EVs in Germany have slumped, while growth in the U.S. EV market has slowed. CGTN’s Dan Williams has the story.
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Yanis Varoufakis dives into the key global trends and challenges shaping 2025. From the return of Trump to the shifting power of the US dollar and China's influence, he breaks down what these developments mean for the world economy and politics. Watch this thought-provoking analysis by DiEM25’s co-founder and leading economist.
Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. Since 2018, he has been Secretary-General of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, a left-wing pan-European political party he co-founded in 2016.Wikipedia