As major indexes slide and investors worry, the president abandons his longtime claim that Wall Street performance is the only economic metric that matters, and digs in on import tariffs most businesses oppose.

President Donald Trump indicated that he's optimistic when asked about the current state of the economy on Tuesday after previously sidestepping questions about fears of a potential recession. Reacting to the growing fears of a tariff war,

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet the CEOs of America's biggest companies on Tuesday, including many whose market value has dipped in recent days as recession and inflation fears soured consumer and investor sentiment.