Just about everyone thought it was a bluff. Top analysts from the biggest banks on Wall Street said it was highly unlikely. Stocks were trading like it wouldn’t happen. Some companies built contingency plans,

Several days of choppy market action have shown that investors remain unsure of Donald Trump's end goals with tariffs.

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