Windlass Steelcrafts started in 1943, producing knives for the British Gurkha regiment in India. Today, the company makes more than $20 million a year, creating swords for the military, movies and memorabilia collectors.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said because of its colonial history, Europe bears a great responsibility to help Africa thrive.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, German Chancellor Angela Merkel championed globalization and said Germany needs to work on solving divisions at home.
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick's positive take on the economy: "The world is deeply imperfect but in the macro scheme of this world, and this WEF, we are in as good a shape as we are going to be."
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jack Ma championed globalization. The founder of Alibaba said while it is going through growing pains, global trade is a tool to solve the world's problems.
CNNMoney Emerging Markets Editor John Defterios has seen it all in his 27 years covering Davos. Now, he reflects on how President Trump's visit could shake up the gathering of global elites.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Chairman Robert Moritz tells CNNMoney's Richard Quest that despite optimism about the economy, CEOs are concerned about geopolitical issues.
While he concedes that President Donald Trump's "bite has been actually...much less bad than his bark" and that his policies could be like "the early Regean period", Financial Times economics commentator Martin Wolf says escalating isolation on global trade could leave the U.S. as a "minority of one."
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau challenged leaders of the world's biggest corporations to hire more women and address sexual harassment.
On a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz calls recent wage increases announced by Walmart "gestures". He also says, "In today's labor market, workers don't have any power."
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and economist Joseph Stieglitz sit on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos discussing how companies can strategize for the long run while dealing with short-term pressures from investors.
The Internet makes it hard for modern-day magicians to keep their secrets safe. In this Mostly Human Conversation, Laurie Segall talks with magician and mentalist Doug McKenzie, who uses tech to push the boundaries of the imagination.
Top executives at the World Economic Forum praise changes to the U.S. tax code. They say the overhaul will boost the economy and increase investment, but some are skeptical about long-term effects.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dara Khosrowshahi said "a ton of leaks" at Uber made it harder to run the company, but also helped management understand that "it had to make the changes."