CEO's and business execs hoping to dissuade Donald Trump from enacting what they and many economists believe will be ruinous tariffs are finding he won't budge and that has them scrambling to find a way to get through to him.According to a report from the business-friendly Wall Street Journal, the p...

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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.

      • Pistcow
        -2•3 months ago

        No kids, 100k salary with 50k lifestyle. Got out of S&P 500 with about 100% growth since I started. Will jump back in once it crashes.

    • 100_kg_90_de_belin
      6•3 months ago

      This is really self-centered and tone deaf. At least parasites literally can’t do anything else, you choose to be this despicable.

      • Pistcow
        -2•3 months ago

        I mean, I’ve been on the butt end of countless crashes. If you can’t see it coming and cash in this time, maybe next time. It’s what these dumb bucks voted for.

    • Flying Squid
      2•3 months ago

      Do you think people got rich when they “bought the dip” in 1929 or did a decade of global depression make that not possible?

      • Pistcow
        1•3 months ago

        Absolutely.

        “It is the financialisation of the economy in particular that generated a lot of income for the rich, who invest in financial assets,” Dafermos said. “And whenever an economic crisis strikes, the central banks’ response is to save the financial market from collapsing because it is so much interlinked with the real economy. This helps stock and bond markets to thrive creating more wealth and inequality.”

        • Flying Squid
          1•3 months ago

          You are in for a very rude awakening.

          • Pistcow
            1•3 months ago

            I’m wrong, I lose out on 4-7% growth.

            I’m right, I’m up 120% from the last crash.

            • Flying Squid
              1•3 months ago

              “The last crash” was not The Great Depression. I suggest you read up on it since you’re apparently not aware of what happened for a decade.

              • Pistcow
                1•3 months ago

                At what point did you think I meant great depression?

                Funny story about why I have a little more insight than you. My undergrad taking a finance class for my supply chain degree. Professor offered 10% extra credit if we attended a finance related conference. I used the university conference search engine he provided. 99% were real estate conferences, and i picked the only one that wasn’t. Turns out it was a conference for a buttload of finance VPs discussing each market crash in great detail and how they will prepare for the next. Like this was a club where the speakers were from the Fed. I was completely out of my element, but I got seated with the club president who worked for Goldman Sachs. Nice guy. The lady that gave me my name sticker at registration said that their club had offered invites to the local university for years, and I was the first to accept. The event was $3k a plate and completely covered for me.

                I’m not an expert on finance, but in 2018, I had a 5-star lunch with all the financial experts and learned a shitload about each American and international financial crash from 1929 onward and what they would be doing in preparation for the next one.