Davos Summit Digest

The Council on Foreign Relations expanded its expert capacity with nine new fellows covering strategic competition, AI, China, and global health.

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Telefónica’s updated Climate Action Plan embeds decarbonization into core operations to boost competitiveness and long-term value.

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U.S. economic resilience persists amid wars and trade tensions, with projected 2.3% GDP growth this year fueled partly by AI, yet this momentum is...

Oil flows again through the Strait of Hormuz at 10 million barrels per day, sustained only by heavy US naval deployment after a unilateral war left...

Corporate apologies often ring hollow amid eroding public trust, yet Sarah Federman's Corporate Reckoning outlines a restorative path forward.

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• Shared bottlenecks: Both AI expansion and climate projects now compete for clean energy, water, land and infrastructure, turning these into the new...

Breakthrough infrastructure tech succeeds through precise financing choreography, not one big capital event.

• Fervo Energy moved from 2017 venture...

• Chinese analysts largely view the EU as a divided, declining actor and advise engaging national capitals rather than Brussels.
• While many still...

The UN-backed push for an International Panel on Inequality risks assessing yesterday's trends without strong African input.

• Africa's demographic...

Wall Street's record $45.9 billion first-half profits, fueled by AI spending and dealmaking, now face pressure as the 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.35%—its highest since 2002—potentially slowing M&A, IPOs, and trading returns.

Mark Carney’s higher prediction-market odds than Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize highlight Canada’s positioning as a middle power resisting U.S....

The drop in New York diesel to $189.34/barrel offers only a temporary pause, still reflecting a 69% jump from pre-conflict levels and transmitting...

Tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have surged, with at least 12 vessels hit in seven days and UKMTO confirming multiple strikes.

Oil flows risk...

Investors gain more by examining business fundamentals and real consumer behavior than by chasing macro forecasts, as Main Street shows rising debt,...

• Platform risks mount: Algorithms change without warning, making audience reach unreliable for publishers.
• Own channels win: Le Monde and Jeune...

Flat utilization-adjusted TFP alongside rising output per hour reflects capital deepening and unmeasured user surplus from AI, not absent value...

Neither globalization nor technological change is inevitable — governments set the timing, scope, methods, and worker protections. These decisions...

Beyond AI literacy, who benefits from the emerging economy—and is it being built inclusively?

• Literacy gets people on the on-ramp, but the key...

Mark Carney's January Davos speech framed great-power tariff weaponization as creating an irreparable rupture, positioning resistance through economic diplomacy and renewed cooperation as a modern peace strategy.

Bank of America’s blockchain patent portfolio signals a move from restricted crypto exposure to regulated institutional infrastructure for identity,...