Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend
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The logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window of the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)FILE - Attendees listen to a virtual speech delivered by U.S. president Donald Trump, at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)The windows of the Congress Center, center top, where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place are illuminated in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Posters cover the church hosting the United States House on the eve of the start of the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)A man installs a microphone for the opening concert of the Annnual Meeting of the World Economy Forum at the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window of the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)