Davos Conference

Global Retailers Battle for Big Box Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 03.04.2009 | World


Eric Ehrmann

In tropical Brazil, millions of citizens are shucking the pathology of underdevelopment. Big box giants trust Brazil's economy and are spending billions to woo new customers.

Notes from Davos

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Here is a collection of my dispatches from Davos, starting with two dramatically different views of our economic crisis from Niall Ferguson and Henry Kravis.

Bill Clinton At Davos: "This Is Still A Good Time To Be Alive"

CNN | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Former U.S. President Bill Clinton delivered an upbeat message Thursday amid the mood of economic gloom at the World Economic Forum, telling delegates...

Davos Day 1: Gauging The Pain Around The World

New York Times | Nelson D. Schwartz | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business


The title was Update 2009: North America, but it might as well have been called, A Tour of the World: Who's Got It Worse? From Pakistan to Afghanista...

Champagne On Ice As Sober Mood Engulfs Davos

The Guardian | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


They normally come by private jet, for a few days of high-octane dealmaking and maybe a little aprés-ski on the side. Every January, the Swiss resor...

Davos Diss: Obama Economics Team Not Coming

Yahoo! News | 25 Mins Ago | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business


The new US administration will send only one of President Barack Obama's close aides to the World Economic Forum's meeting in Davos next week instead ...

Recession Fears Dominate Davos

Reuters | Adam Plowright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The annual Davos gathering of the world's political and business elite opened Wednesday, dominated by the deep cut in US interest rates aimed at preve...