Policy U-Turns Suggest the President is Listening to CEOs
All of those meetings with business leaders appear to be rubbing off, perhaps moderating the administration’s policy direction.
All of those meetings with business leaders appear to be rubbing off, perhaps moderating the administration’s policy direction.
While President Trump has highlighted his intentions to help boost American manufacturing by rolling back regulations by up to 75%, there have been few details on what regulations might be targeted.
A string of business summits are providing the president with an opportunity to get back on message following a turbulent start to his administration.
The heads of Airbus and Samsung’s U.S. units stressed that more open trade arrangements facilitated almost $400 billion of local investment last year alone.
The president is talking tough ahead of this week’s meeting, which could offer room for both leaders to advance their mutual interests—and help business in the process.
Japan’s Uniqlo could close all 50 of its American outlets, its founder and CEO has warned.
CEOs traveling to and from the Middle East won’t be able to get much work done, but they’re not the only ones foreshadowing weaker productivity.
Investors are getting nervous about the president’s ability to find consensus on his tax plans, jeopardizing a key driver of higher CEO confidence levels.
More than half of business leaders don’t expect to enjoy tax cuts until next year, while around a fifth aren’t sure when it they’ll occur.
The heads of BMW and Siemens promised to invest millions more dollars in training capabilities, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel put her free-trade case to the president.
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