Donald Trump came to Washington eight years ago vowing to rewrite U.S. trade relationships, shrink a massive goods trade deficit and rebuild America's industrial base with new tariffs. The president-elect is about to embark on an even more aggressive effort in his second term,

Even before Donald Trump takes office on Monday, trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies are already heating up.

Big corporate donors to President-elect Trump's inaugural committee could soon find themselves in the crosshairs of his trade policy. Why it matters: Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, Stanley Black & Decker and Apple's Tim Cook all have written seven-figure checks for Trump's inauguration,