WEF Annual Meetings

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Europe of being “lost” and trying to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to help them, rather than uniting to defend itself. “Instead of taking the lead in defending freedom worldwide, especially when America’s focus shifts elsewhere, Europe looks lost trying to convince the U.S. president to change,” he said in a strongly worded address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after nearly four years of war with Russia. “President Trump loves who he is, and he says he ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is nearing the end of a search to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and hinted he has his candidate in mind. In a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the president said a search that began in September and once included as many as 11 candidates is nearly over. “I’d say we’re down to three, but we’re down to two. And I probably can tell you, we’re down to maybe one, in my mind,” the president said to CNBC’s Joe Kernen. Still, Trump declined to name the ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the framework he reached with NATO to defuse tensions over Greenland involves mineral rights for the U.S. and the Golden Dome. “They’re going to be involved in the Golden Dome, and they’re going to be involved in mineral rights, and so are we,” Trump told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in an interview. When asked how long the deal would last, the president said: “Forever.” Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland and called for immediate negotiations on the island’s status in his address to ...