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Viewsroom: Donald Trump goes to Davos

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Reuters

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The U.S. president heads to the Swiss Alps confab that’s the antithesis of his “America First” ideology. He’ll have competition: keynote speaker Narendra Modi, with his “Make in India” policy. Plus: BlackRock’s Larry Fink pushes social activism. And why Ford is stalling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.7

Donald Trump goes to Davos.

0:43.1

Investing Bigwig Larry Fink wants companies to do right by society,

0:47.2

and Ford's stock market lead over General Motors makes no sense.

0:51.3

These are the topics we'll be discussing on this week's edition of the Views Room, a weekly conversation among breaking views columnists about the ups and downs of

0:58.9

the world of finance. I'm Anthony Curry, and with me is my co-host Jennifer Sabre. Hi, Jen. Hi, Anthony.

1:06.0

The World Economic Forum is gearing up to hold its annual four-day summit in Davos,

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starting on January the 23rd. Over the four-day confab, the Swiss ski resort attracts world leaders and corporate

1:17.7

chieftains, and this year they're gathering to discuss the hot topic of a fractured global

1:22.8

society. President Donald Trump will also be making the journey, and joining me on the line from Mumbai to discuss the upcoming winter summit, Trump's role in it and what else may happen is Breaking Views, Associate Editor, Una Galani.

1:35.5

Welcome to the show, Una.

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Anthony, thanks.

1:39.0

So, Una, first, just go through, tell us about the ethos and general vibe of Davos, for those listeners who've not yet been subjected to all the media about it over the years.

1:50.0

That's a great place to start, this is essentially an annual orgy of millionaires and billionaires.

1:57.7

You know, politicians, financiers, company bosses, etc., you know, that essentially

2:02.7

offers us a world, you know, a snapshot of what the elite are really thinking.

2:07.8

And, you know, around the endless panel discussions about artificial intelligence and the

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