Jan 21 WATCH: Trump speaks at World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump insisted he wants to "get Greenland, including right, title and ownership," but he said he wouldn't employ force to achieve that — using his speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum to repeatedly deride European allies and… Continue reading
Jan 20 Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out to Americans how he'll make housing more affordable By Josh Boak, Associated Press Headlines about Trump's push to acquire Greenland threaten to overshadow his proposals. Continue reading
Jan 19 Davos' elite World Economic Forum set to open with pro-business Trump set to attend and inequality on the rise By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The World Economic Forum, the think tank that hosts the annual event in the Alpine snows starting Tuesday, has a stated motto of "improving the state of the world" and this year's theme is "A spirit of dialogue."… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 4:50 Trump lays out demands in virtual reintroduction to world stage By Lisa Desjardins, Solveig Rennan President Trump took his first major foray on the world stage with a virtual speech with business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:16 How global business leaders are responding to Trump's tariff threats By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Before an audience of world leaders and top business people, President Trump tried to convince them to invest in the U.S. by promising lower taxes and threatening tariffs if they don't. Geoff Bennett discussed the various messages and threats with… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: Trump promises tax cuts and threatens tariffs at meeting of global elite in Davos By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Speaking by video from the White House to the annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, on his third full day in office, Trump ran through his flurry of executive actions since his swearing-in and claimed that he had a “massive mandate”… Continue reading
Jan 21 Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, at least five trillionaires expected in next decade, anti-poverty group says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The anti-poverty group Oxfam International's latest report on global inequality is calling for caps on CEO pay, better salaries for workers, and echoes former President Joe Biden's call for higher taxes on the wealthiest to get them to pay their… Continue reading
Jan 18 World Economic Forum spotlights the opportunities and risks of AI By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Advances in generative AI stunned the world last year, and the elite crowd is angling to take advantage of its promise and minimize its risks. Continue reading
Jan 18 In Davos, Israel's president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza By Jamey Keaten, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Isaac Herzog said Thursday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that the relationship is still fragile but is "an opportunity to move forward."… Continue reading
Jan 17 Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Speaking at World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Blinken said Wednesday that the view of leaders in the Arab and Muslim world have changed on Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state would… Continue reading