U.S. President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs and said they could multiply as he met on Tuesday with the CEOs of America's biggest companies, many of whom have watched their market value crater over recession and inflation fears.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns that Trump's mass deportation plans could trigger inflation and labor shortages, impacting industries like agriculture and construction. Critics accuse Fink of prioritizing business over national interests.

I think that over the next six to nine months, we’re going to see a little more elevated inflation,” Fink said the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference.

Donald Trump promised on Day 1 to seize the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back,” the US president declared in his inaugural address. Within weeks, Wall Street billionaire Larry Fink was on the line with the White House.

US President Donald Trump, who had raised concerns over control of key ports near the Panama Canal.The world’s biggest asset manager led a consortium that will buy a controlling stake in Panama ports that had become a political lightning rod and a larger unit that has operations across 23 countries.

President Donald Trump cited BlackRock's Tuesday deal to acquire Panama Canal ports as part of his administration's broader effort to "reclaim" the crucial waterway.

Oil and gas firms that once leaned into aggressive climate targets praise Trump’s agenda at an annual Houston gathering, emphasizing fossil-fuel development.

The country’s accommodating stance so far hasn’t stopped the U.S. president from demanding the return of the canal.

The $23 billion deal, announced by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, transfers control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports to a consortium led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructu

The agreement will give a BlackRock consortium a majority stake in two terminal ports. Trump has said he wants the trade route under US control.