Donald Trump is winning. Business, beware

WHEN DONALD TRUMPCEO slunk out of the White House in 2021, executives at large American companies sighed with relief. Now that he has by a margin of 30 points, they are digesting the reality that this time next year Mr Trump could be behind the Resolute desk once again. has spent the past few weeks talking to these . Some are deeply alarmed by the prospect of Trump 2. But others quietly welcome the chaos trade.People who run large organisations have to be optimistic. They must find opportunities when others are panicking. s had an uneasy relationship with President Trump, many distancing themselves from his most outrageous pronouncements and tut-tutting about protectionism, even as they enjoyed his more conventional policies. Republicans in Congress may have talked about being the pro-worker party, but in practice they cut business taxes. It was hard for corporate America to be miserable amid a soaring stockmarket.