Take Five: Davos goes virtual

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It is the end of January, so time for the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF), and Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde are among this year's big-name speakers.

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FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the the congress center, the venue of the World Economic Forum and the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

With the global economy deep in crisis, there is no shortage of topics: soaring unemployment and debt levels, growing income inequality and climate change. The results could push the combined market capitalisation of the FAANGs - Facebook, Amazon, AAPL Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet - back above their all-time peak of $6.16 trillion.

An upcoming $5 billion IPO from Chinese online video company Kuaishou may draw in even more mainland money.

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