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Everything you need to know about Davos, the invitation-only conference that brings billionaires together with business and political leaders at a Swiss resort

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Countless business leaders, 53 heads of state, and a handful of celebrities are currently convening in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual mee.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 21st, 2020

Trump"s back-to-work push pits billionaires against doctors

Business leaders in the U.S. are getting impatient with the national economic shutdown caused by coronavirus and are increasingly echoing President Donald Trump, who says he doesn’t want “the cure to be worse than the problem.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 25th, 2020

Trump"s back-to-work push pits billionaires against the doctors

Business leaders in the U.S. are getting impatient with the national economic shutdown caused by coronavirus and are increasingly echoing President Donald Trump, who says he doesn’t want “the cure to be worse than the problem.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 25th, 2020

Thunberg: Pretty much nothing has been done to reduce CO2 emissions

Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a new generation of activists to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year, urged world leaders on Tuesday to listen to young people......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJan 21st, 2020

Davos says it is focusing on the climate crisis, but its billionaires and world leaders are still arriving on private jets

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann The World Economic Forum made the idea of a sustainable world the key theme for this year's event Davos, Switzerland. But the fin.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 20th, 2020

Capitalism seen doing "more harm than good" in global survey

A majority of people around the world believe capitalism in its current form is doing more harm than good, a survey found ahead of this week's Davos meeting of business and political leaders......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 20th, 2020

Trump plans to attend annual Davos economic forum

Trump had to cancel his plan to attend the annual gathering of global economic leaders early this year due to a government shutdown.....»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 17th, 2019

Donald Trump plans to attend Annual Davos economic forum

Trump had to cancel his plan to attend the annual gathering of global economic leaders early this year due to a government shutdown.....»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 17th, 2019

Schwab is moving its headquarters. Will other S.F. companies follow its lead?

Local business and economic leaders say Charles Schwab Corp.'s plan to move its headquarters to Dallas highlights a deepening disquiet among San Francisco businesses about taxes and costs, the political and business climate here and a failure to tackle.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 25th, 2019

The Funded: Silicon Valley goes back to "Davos in the Desert"

A year after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi shined a spotlight on Saudi money pouring into Silicon Valley, some of the region's leaders are attending an annual conference known as "Davos in the Desert." Many tech leaders canceled plans to attend las.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 28th, 2019

DBJ’s 2019 Defense Forum to feature three keynote speakers

The defense industry is a huge economic driver for the region's business community. The 2019 Dayton Business Journal Defense Forum brings the leaders of the defense and business communities together to discuss the current and future issues surroundin.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 2nd, 2019

Business leaders get a lesson on the future at GBC economic outlook conference

Machines are not going to take away human jobs, Accenture managing director Allison Horn said, but the types of jobs people have will change......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 13th, 2018

Should Businesses Withdraw From ‘Davos in the Desert?’

The pros and cons of attending the Saudi investment conference. Business leaders are wondering whether .....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneOct 16th, 2018

Gloomy forecast for Davos: crises aplenty, but few world leaders

An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos next week, which takes place against a backdrop of deepening gloom over the global economic and political outlook......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 17th, 2019

Eve-of-Davos survey shows people place trust in companies over governments

People around the world place much more trust in their companies than their political leaders, according to a major survey that suggests a mood of uncertainty and pessimism on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 21st, 2019

A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks. Will Gold Benefit?

Thousands of political, business and cultural leaders are heading now towards Davos, Switzerland, to .....»»

Category: optionsSource: insidefuturesJan 22nd, 2019

Executives in Davos Put Brave Face on Jittery Mood

Political paralysis in major developed economies, frayed trading links and concerns about concentration of corporate power created a jittery mood among business executives at the annual World Economic Forum......»»

Category: topSource: wsjJan 23rd, 2019

Billionaires in Davos hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent tax on the rich

The CEO of Dell joins other business leaders in rejecting higher taxes for the super rich......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 23rd, 2019

Here are the $60 million private jets that fly business leaders to Davos for the World Economic Forum

AP Photo/Keystone/Urs Jaudas The 2019 World Economic Forum kicked off in Davos, Switzerland, this week. The Air Charter Service expects that roughly 1,500 private jets will sh.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 23rd, 2019

Billionaires in Davos hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% tax on the rich

The CEO of Dell joins other business leaders in rejecting higher taxes for the super rich......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 23rd, 2019