Publicly Elon Musk couldn’t care less about attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, but privately he has a history of being the ultimate pick-me guy, according to the WEF’s former head of communications.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk loom large over this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

World's richest person and a Test and X boss Elon Mush is not present in Davos for the annual economic summit. He said he was invited but the World Economic Forum has said otherwise.

Donald Trump grabbed the spotlight in Davos on Thursday, even if he wasn't physically there, but other things happened at the annual meeting of world elites in the Swiss ski village.

Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, The Hindu newspaper reported, citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

Welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news, views and action on day 3 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Elon Musk called the chancellor of Germany "Oaf Schitz" on his social media platform X on Tuesday, responding to a video of the leader's comments on free speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The chairman of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center has accused Elon Musk of insulting victims of Nazism after the billionaire told a German far-right political party that the country needed to “move beyond” the “guilt” of the past.

Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G During a speech at the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Argentina’s President Javier Milei accused the forum of promoting the “sinister agenda of wokeism”. Milei also came to Elon Musk's defence by calling his hand salute at Trump's inauguration "innocent" and blamed the "woke ideology" for comparing it to a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk is Already Driving White House Aides Nuts Less than a week into Trump’s term, Musk is already causing headaches for the administration.

Jamie Dimon’s comments follow JPMorgan’s decision late last year to drop a case filed against Tesla in 2021, which had sought $162.2 million plus fees over a dispute regarding stock warrant transactions.

Jamie Dimon said that he and Elon Musk settled their differences. This seemingly concluded their row, sparked by a legal fight between JPMorgan and Tesla.