Summary

U.S. CEOs and business executives are alarmed as Donald Trump remains firm on imposing high tariffs on U.S. allies, despite warnings from economists about potential economic harm.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s late-night social media announcements have blindsided both his advisers and business leaders, leaving them scrambling to react.

While Trump consults some advisers, like Marco Rubio and Treasury pick Scott Bessent, his unilateral approach limits their influence.

The uncertainty has left business leaders struggling to find ways to alter his stance on trade policies.

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    1 day ago

    Nobody in the US is going to be making money when everyone else calls Trump’s bluff

    Categorically false.

    Manufacturers will not make money. Importers will not make money.

    Owners WILL make money. Mark my words.

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      1 day ago

      The owners of what? Everything in the US is going to skyrocket in price. If they’re a domestic company then their inputs are going to kill them.

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        24 hours ago

        The Peter Theils, the Blackrocks, various equity firms.

        Just like wall street doesn’t mirror main street, crashing economies can be quite profitable if you’re in the right industry.

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          22 hours ago

          I see you’re talking about them buying everything they can. That’s going to be kind of hard when the stock market crashes though. While it can remain irrational, it cannot ignore companies collapsing.

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            22 hours ago

            John Pauson, Pauson & Co.

            Made billions during '07-08

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              21 hours ago

              That’s cute that you think that was a crash. It could have been one but they stopped it. They were able to stop it because businesses were still viable under it all. These tariffs run the real risk of making the businesses non viable which takes the base of the stock market out. A true crash that wipes everything out.