“I do not expect any alienation between the USA and Europe. Both economic areas are closely intertwined and inseparably connected. We fundamentally share the same values. Much of what we now hear from the new US government, I consider noise. Reality will also catch up with Trump and his team.”

– Consulting legend Hermann Simon (founded the consulting company Simon-Kucher, as a specialist for price management) in “Keeping old industries is wasted money”, Handelsblatt from March 4, 2025, page 21, No. 44.

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