WEF founder signals big future focus for SA

WEF founder signals big future focus for SA

World Economic Forum founder professor Klaus Schwab and UJ vice-chancellor and principal professor Letlhokwa Mpedi. (Image supplied) Professor Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and former chairperson, has urged local youth to pursue purposeful social entrepreneurship. This, as the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is anticipated to create new categories of social entrepreneurship, according…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, DAVOS, WEF

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, DAVOS, WEF

LONDON — European stocks sold off on Tuesday as the specter of fresh trade tariffs lingered, hurting market sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session down 0.72%, with most sectors and all major regional bourses in negative territory. The market slump comes after Trump announced on Saturday that eight European allies would face increasing tariffs,…

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WEF warns of bubbles in global economy

WEF warns of bubbles in global economy

Image: Hans Eiskonen The world should watch out for three possible bubbles in financial markets, including artificial intelligence, the head of the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday, in comments that came amid sharp falls in global technology stocks. Brokers and analysts say the falls are a cause for caution but not panic as markets…

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