The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum continues today in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Here's what to watch for today.
Trump: As the impeachment trial gets underway in the Senate, the US president is in Davos meeting with world leaders and CEOs.
Donald Trump spoke onstage with WEF founder Klaus Schwab this morning.
Key bilateral meetings include Iraqi president Barham Salih, Pakistani PM Imran Khan and Nechirvan Barzani, the president of the Kurdish Regional government.
Thunberg: Gretamania has taken over Davos with young activists from around the world following Thunberg to the slopes of Switzerland to advocate on a range of global issues. All eyes will be on any exchanges between her and Trump.
Huawei: Founder Ren Zhengfei, whose CEO daughter Meng Wanzhou turned up to a packed Vancouver courthouse for her extradition trial yesterday, will take the stage to talk about the future of the tech arms race. China has repeated its call for Canada to release Meng. Davos attendees will be listening out for anything Ren says about the case.
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US economy: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will take the stage this afternoon. Market watchers will be listening out for Mnuchin's views on enforcing Phase 1 tariffs with China, the digital tax, or the US economy.
Unicorns: Mnuchin's former colleague, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, takes the stage with William Ford and NYSE president Stacey Cunningham to talk unicorn valuations. Goldman took a third quarter profit hit from soured investments in WeWork and Uber.
