Canada can avoid tariffs if it becomes a state of the US, president tells business leaders at the World Economic Forum.

Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also said he will press NATO members to increase their defence spending target to five per cent of GDP.

President Trump's 'America First' message takes shape, as the rest of the world begins to digest what it might mean for them and global trade.

I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.

Donald Trump for the first time used an international venue on Thursday for his eye-popping suggestion that the U.S. gain an additional state: Canada. In his first global event since becoming U.S. president earlier this week, Trump spoke by video link to the Davos economic forum in Switzerland.

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking by video to people gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, argued that other countries, including Canada, are taking advantage of the U.S. He also repeated claims that the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada.

Trump's virtual appearance at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was full of promises and threats.

Pakistan will likely have to walk a tightrope, balancing its relations with Washington and Beijing as the US begins its tariff

Naturally, President Trump dominated WEF, from what people thought about his new meme coin (hedge fund investor Anthony Scaramucci told me it is basically garbage) to how tariffs will upend businesses (it may increase the cost of a shirt, Gap ( GAP) CEO Richard Dickson and Ralph Lauren ( RL) CEO Patrice Louvet told me ).

The hats gained attention after Ontario Premier Doug Ford wore one during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers in Ottawa last week to discuss Trump's vow to impose tariffs o

Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour listened to 25 minutes of arguments before rejecting the order, halting the policy from coming into effect for 14 days. There will be an injunction for a permanent block once the initial period is up.