Economics
Trump’s Shadow Looms Over Davos
- The president-elect isn’t at WEF, but he’s a huge presence
- ‘There are a lot of questions about the Trump administration’
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The road to Davos, it seems, passes through Trump Tower this year. In the run-up to the World Economic Forum’s annual conclave in the Swiss Alps, captains of industry like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Jack Ma, AT&T Inc.’s Randall Stephenson, and Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella have taken time out to court Donald Trump at his gilded Manhattan residence.
The president-elect won’t make the trip to Davos, but he’ll most certainly be a presence. As corporate titans and political grandees gather in the snow-covered resort, the question of the day is how to engage an unpredictable U.S. leader who has pledged to rewrite the tax code, overhaul healthcare, and tear up trade agreements.