World leaders have descended on Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. CNBC is there taking the pulse of global thinkers and business minds. Follow this running blog for the latest news updates, tweets, and behind the scenes photos from #Davos 2013.

Storified by CNBC · Fri, Jan 25 2013 14:35:26

US Environment Is ‘Very Good’ and the Stock Market Has Rallied to Multi-Year Highs With ‘People Under-Invested:’ Goldman CEO Blankfein

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates shortly. Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blank…

The Blankfein ‘Beard Indicator’ - What’s up with $GS CEO’s new look? WATCH: http://bit.ly/Y3M2uK @SquawkCNBC @andrewrsorkin

— Squawk Box · Fri, Jan 25 2013 08:05:20

Snowball fight in #Davos! The victim? @andrewrsorkin [PHOTO] http://bit.ly/14nzstP · Squawk Box

Three days in, am getting the strong sense Europeans don’t “” understand and don’t care about US govt shutdown/sequestration issue. #Davos

— ian bremmer · Fri, Jan 25 2013 05:21:44

Officials from Turkey, Italy, US on same stage at #Davos jobs panel. Biggest job creator in 2012: Turkey

— steve liesman · Fri, Jan 25 2013 04:59:21

There’s a lot going on at #WEF in @Davos today, but here’s what we learned about yesterday’s sessions: http://ht.ly/h64O9

— Ideas Lab · Thu, Jan 24 2013 08:45:22

Davos is moving on, no real lessons learned. http://nyti.ms/UR7vGv Forthcoming book seeks to invoke serious discussion. http://bit.ly/W7MCsQ

— Anat Admati · Wed, Jan 23 2013 06:14:36

Davos Gets Social http://bit.ly/14nzuBM with great insight from @steveliesman and @andrewrsorkin #cnbcdavos #wef #davos2013

— Justin Solomon · Fri, Jan 25 2013 00:32:42

This is called the Davos reversal. Good morning from a cold Switzerland. #wef #cnbcdavos · cnbc

Social Media wall at the #WEF in #davos http://bit.ly/14nzuBO · Nouriel Roubini

I guess while the brightest and best are all at #Davos, the most the rest of us can do is kick our heels and tweet. #WEF

— Nigel Cameron · Thu, Jan 24 2013 07:19:27

I’m hosting a Twitter Q&A tomorrow at 3pET live from #Davos. Send me your questions using hashtag #AskMaria. We’ll use some on the show!

— Maria Bartiromo · Wed, Jan 23 2013 10:33:44