As Davos Convenes, Deference to Trump Has Replaced Everything
The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centered on global integration, climate change and international cooperation. Not anymore. Source link
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Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth
Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year. Source link
China’s Population Shrinks Again as Policies Fail to Reverse Decline
With fewer babies and more deaths, China’s population fell for a fourth straight year as policymakers face a demographic crisis in the making. Source link
One Month Later, CBS Airs Postponed ‘60 Minutes’ Report With Few Changes
A 13-minute segment about Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration had been pulled at the last minute by CBS News’s editor in chief, Bari Weiss. Source link
Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation
Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer’s most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt. Source link
Joe Montgomery, Who Made Bicycles Lighter, Dies at 86
A founder of Cannondale, he was among the first in the U.S. to mass-produce bikes frames out of large-diameter aluminum tubes, replacing heavier steel. Source link
Trump’s Campaign Manager Resolves Daily Beast Defamation Suit
As part of the settlement, The Daily Beast was not required to apologize or issue any payment to Chris LaCivita, who sued the outlet last year. Source link
No One’s Buying? Maybe Consumers Are Just ‘Choiceful,’ Executives Say.
A new way to characterize unenthusiastic consumers has overtaken earnings calls. Source link
Can Davos Help Protect the Planet?
The World Economic Forum, which takes place in Switzerland, aims to meet at least some of the goals its leaders set for the rest of the world. Source link
At Davos, Global Leaders Gather to Ponder the Future of a Messy World
At its 56th annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum will wrestle with war, economics, artificial intelligence and other pressing issues. Source link