The Wall Street Journal

CEOs break silence on Trump trade war

CEOs break silence on Trump trade war
Ken Griffin, the billionaire who runs hedge-fund firm Citadel. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Chip Cutter and Heatehr HaddonThe reality of a global trade war is starting to push corporate bosses to do what they tried for months to avoid: criticize President Trump’s policies.In the days after Trump announced the sweeping levies last week, chief executives stuck to privately channeling their frustrations to trade groups and lobbyists. Some hastily arranged new meetings on trade with Trump officials, sometimes receiving unsatisfying answers, executives and corporate advisers say.Now, after a three-day market selloff and ...

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