Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.

President Donald Trump was asked to address Elon Musk's criticism of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at an Oval Office press opportunity with reporters on Thursday. REPORTER: Does it bother you that Elon Musk criticized a deal that you made publicly that he said that he tweeted that?

Perhaps the highest and best use of Elon Musk’s time and effort is not trying to reform the government. More entrepreneurship might help the world even more.

"Elon and I hugged it out," Dimon told CNBC in a TV interview at the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. "The guy is our Einstein," the JPMorgan chief said. "I'd like to be helpful to him and his companies as much as we can.

Welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news, views and action on day 3 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Jamie Dimon, the billionaire head of the U.S.’ biggest bank, lauded Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet and a key part of President Donald Trump’s administration, this week, putting an end to years of head-butting between the billionaires’ companies as Dimon becomes the latest billionaire warming to Musk or Trump.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves joked about Elon Musk’s online “trolling” of world leaders, in a break from the UK government’s careful efforts to avoid responding to frequent criticism from the close Trump ally.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk loom large over this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the AI developer’s finance chief talked in detail about the company’s restructuring, Elon Musk’s legal actions and IPO best practices.

The chairman of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center has accused Elon Musk of insulting victims of Nazism after the billionaire told a German far-right political party that the country needed to “move beyond” the “guilt” of the past.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he and Elon Musk “hugged it out” and put aside nearly a decade of tense interactions thanks to a conversation the pair had at a conference last year.

Jamie Dimon said that he and Elon Musk settled their differences. This seemingly concluded their row, sparked by a legal fight between JPMorgan and Tesla.