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CEOs view political unpredictability as major risk
American business leaders have offered only limited public criticism of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, with analysts citing concerns about retaliation. Individual chief executives, including Exxon Mobil’s Darren Woods and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, have raised narrow objections affecting their sectors, such as Venezuela policy and Federal Reserve independence, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Suzanne…
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Study finds Trump tariffs are mostly paid by U.S. consumers and businesses
A study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy has concluded that U.S. tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump have been passed almost entirely onto American importers and consumers, with foreign exporters absorbing only around 4% of the cost. Based on analysis of roughly 25m transactions worth about $4tn, the researchers found a 96%…
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CFOs skeptical of Trump’s Fed strategy, despite upbeat economic outlook
Chief financial officers remain broadly optimistic about the US economic outlook but are unconvinced that President Donald Trump’s decision to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will enhance the central bank’s effectiveness, according to CNBC’s Q4 2025 CFO Council Survey. The majority of CFOs expect economic stability in 2026, with 73% describing their outlook as…
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CVS to introduce new AI-driven service platform
CVS said at an investor day on Tuesday that it plans to introduce a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform that aims to bring its various services – including its health insurance, pharmacy and healthcare delivery offerings – into one app. The firm has been working to strengthen its core businesses and is looking to simplify…
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BIS raises concerns of gold and stocks bubble
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that the combination of gold and share prices soaring together has not been seen in at least half a century and raises questions of a potential bubble in both. “The past few quarters represent the only time in at least the last 50 years in which gold…