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CEOs don’t plan to openly question Trump – ask again If the market crashes 20%

CEOs don’t plan to openly question Trump – ask again If the market crashes 20%
It would take a 20% market slump for most CEOs to push back against Donald Trump and his administration's policies. (Image: File)
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By Chip Cutter and Lauren ThomasHow business leaders talk about the Donald Trump administration in private has been markedly different than what they are game to say in public. The dissonance was on full display this week. Early on Tuesday, dozens of corporate executives and others assembled at a Yale CEO caucus not far from the White House as news emerged that the Trump administration planned to potentially double tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada. Those in the room responded with a mix of groans and shocked laughter. &...

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