Executives in Davos Put Brave Face on Jittery Mood

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta; REUTERS/Susana Vera The World Economic Forum's annual summit at Davos runs from Tuesday to Friday this week. Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and President Donald Tru.....»»

Facebook's most senior lobbyist Nick Clegg attended the DLD conference in Munich on Monday, and took questions from the audience. Amazon CTO Werner Vogels was in the audience and stood up to ask Clegg an awkward questi.....»»

A decade of record-setting heat and ice melt, punctuated by the fires consuming Australia right now, position climate-change risks atop the list of concerns as chief executives from the world’s most powerful companies ready to gather in Davos......»»

Kakaako World War II museum, Home of the Brave, faces potential closure after nearly 30 years in business. The museum, which also runs its own brewery, brewpub and speakeasy, announced on its website and social media earlier this month that it c.....»»

When China's top legislature criticized a Hong Kong court's rejection of a face mask ban there, some global firms began to fear the potential for mainland interference in commercial contracts, lawyers and finance executives said......»»

The country’s flourishing auto industry will face new limits. Some executives were nervous about toughened enforcement of labor rights. But at least there’s a trade deal......»»

A New York state appeals court on Tuesday rejected IAC/InterActiveCorp's bid to dismiss a $2 billion lawsuit by a group of Tinder founders, executives and early employees who said it undervalued the dating app to avoid paying them billions of dollars......»»

Netflix Inc. announced the net addition of 6.77 million paying subscribers in its third-quarter financial results Wednesday afternoon, an about-face from the previous quarter, when it came up frighteningly short......»»

GM's executives have until Thursday to draft a provisional plan that UAW leaders will accept and turn into a tentative agreeme.....»»

GM's executives have until Thursday morning to draft a provisional plan that UAW leaders will accept and turn into a tentative agreement for its members......»»

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV will brave jittery Hong Kong markets in a second attempt to spin off its Asian business on Wednesday, aiming to raise up to $6.6 billion in what could be the world's second largest IPO this year......»»

Former executives with a Chandler-based opioid manufacturer face new legal troubles, according to the Arizona Republic. A trio of former executives with Insys Therapeutics Inc. are the target of a new fraud lawsuit filed against them by Arizona Att.....»»

One problem facing the nonprofit industry is that there are simply too many nonprofits with nearly identical missions, according to a panel of local executives. Panelists on the Houston Business Journal’s Philanthropy and Nonprofits Panel June 28 disc.....»»

Getty YouTube is considering new strategies in response to ongoing concerns about child safety on the massive video platform. Both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal report that YouTube executives are considering mov.....»»

Companies going public in the United States face insurance costs that have increased as much as 200% in the last three years to cover their executives against lawsuits alleging they misled investors......»»

The AIADMK on Monday mocked rival TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam for its poll drubbing and asserted that it cannot pose a challenge.....»»

T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp executives this week urged senior U.S. regulators to approve the proposed tie-up, saying the combined company would have the incentive to slash prices, according to a filing on Thursday......»»

Chief executives of some of the largest U.S. banks will testify before Congress on Wednesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to grill the lenders since the 2007-2009 financial crisis......»»

Ron O’Hanley will appear before a congressional committee alongside the chief executives of some of the country’s largest financial services companies......»»

Pressure mounted on Boeing Co in Washington as U.S. lawmakers called for executives to testify about two crashed 737 MAX jets, even as the world's biggest planemaker worked to return the grounded fleet to the skies......»»