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It鈥檚 been a busy week to say the least. MLK Day, the inauguration of President Trump, a flurry of executive orders and announcements, the World Economic Forum in Davos, not to mention the most snow in Houston, Charleston, and New Orleans in 130 years and more L.A. fires.

But let鈥檚 start with the newly-released 2025 , which centers on a 鈥渃risis of grievance鈥�. It鈥檚 disturbing reading. According to the report, optimism for the next generation is lacking, over half of young adults approve of hostile activism, and there鈥檚 been an 鈥渦nprecedented global decline in employer trust鈥�. Grievances against government, business, and particularly the rich are widespread, and with greater grievance comes more suspicion of AI and more belief in politics as a zero-sum game.

Interestingly, only business is seen as both ethical and competent. CEOs are considered justified for acting on social issues if they can have a major impact and improve business performance. Priority issues included providing good paying jobs, employee training and reskilling, and nurturing workplace civility. Tackling affordability, climate change, misinformation and discrimination were identified as areas where business should go further.

All of this dovetails neatly with 葫芦影业鈥檚 own recent survey work. Though global in nature – as this week鈥檚 demonstrates (see below) – the themes in the Edelman report are especially resonant in the U.S. They will likely shape the second Trump Presidency. They also give U.S. corporations an incredible opportunity to step up and lead, not only in providing the pathways to economic security that Dr. King espoused, but to heal division and rebuild trust within society itself.

Be well,

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The Word at Davos

With Davos in full swing, here are some of the biggest news stories coming from the conference: 

CNBC has : AI. Coverage includes some of the biggest takeaways and quotes on which workforces the technology threatens, what regulation can help or hurt the industry, and more. 

The other major theme of Davos? Growth. HP CEO Enrique Lores is and their capacity to drive growth, echoing similar comments from the CEOs of , , and more. 

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey .听

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Must Reads

The AP runs down a list of , including BP鈥檚 recent announcement that the company is

The Washington Posts writes on Trump鈥檚 executive order, which allows the app to function for another 70 days while searching for a U.S. buyer. 

Fortune examines the trend of 鈥� and earlier age 鈥� than previous generations, and what that means for the future of employment. 

Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is being offered an $80 million dollar stock bonus to stay on as the head of the company for another five years. 

The FTC is suing PepsiCo for allegedly giving one big-box retailer more favorable pricing than others.

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Chart of the Week

This chart comes from the聽,聽and shows that employees across the world are demanding more action from businesses on affordability, climate聽change, retraining to聽adapt聽to technological changes, and more.听