Investors got hosed when Trump’s tariffs tanked markets. Some of America’s billionaires managed to sell before the plunge
- Posted on April 23, 2025
- By CNN
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Investors got hosed when Trump’s tariffs tanked markets. Some of America’s billionaires managed to sell before the plunge

Many of America’s wealthiest business leaders have lost millions — if not billions — of dollars in net worth since the start of the year, as President Donald Trump’s policies hit markets. But some might have lost even more if they hadn’t offloaded millions of dollars’ worth of stock prior to Trump’s tariff announcement in early April.