Confidence evaporates, currency row brews at Davos
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090128/2009_01_28t060048_450x301_us_davos.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hv8F4T2j8pLb_4ie3BmtBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Attendees are pictured during a pause at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2009. More than 40 heads of state and government -- almost double the number last year -- will be joined at the WEF meeting by 36 finance ministers and central bankers, including the central bank chiefs of all the G8 group of rich countries except the United States. (Pascal Lauener/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090128/bs_nm/us_davos)Reuters - Confidence among the world's top company chiefs meeting in Davos has tumbled to a new low and a brewing currency row between the United States and China cast doubt on the political will to act in concert. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will both address business and political leaders in the Alpine ski resort later on Wednesday, to offer their remedies for the worst economic crisis in 80 years.</p><br clear="all"/>
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