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Trump, Scott Bessent and Treasury

Donald Trump to tap Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary, ending fierce battle for key job: sources

Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeated backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Trump taps hedge fund manager Bessent to lead Treasury

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and major Trump fundraiser, to be his next Treasury secretary, people familiar with the decision said. Bessent, who has been among Trump’s biggest allies on Wall Street,

NBC News on MSN · 1h

Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.

SEC, Trump and Gary Gensler

Wall Street Journal · 6h

Gensler Says He Won't Leave SEC Until Trump Takes Office

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will step down as Wall Street’s top regulator at the very end of the Biden administration, he announced Thursday. Gensler has been coy about when

USA Today · 22h

US SEC chief Gensler to step down in January when Trump takes over

Gensler's sweeping agenda and uncompromising posture sparked intense pushback from Wall Street, congressional Republicans and some Democrats.

Inc · 7h

Hard-Charging SEC Chair Gary Gensler to Step Away as Trump Enters

The former investment banker never shies from a fight, yet has said he’ll resign from his SEC chair post the same day Donald Trump begins his regulation-slashing presidency.

Trump, Wall Street and Howard Lutnick

Bloomberg Businessweek on MSN · 3d

Wall Street Is Too Pumped About Trump to Worry About His Policies

He has spent his whole adult life feeling like an outsider in Manhattan, never getting the credit or respect he felt like he deserved.” That’s a taste of the positive thinking that’s thrived on Wall Street since Trump won a second term.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3d

Trump selects Howard Lutnick, Wall Street CEO, as commerce secretary

The chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald would be the Trump administration’s top economic policy official if confirmed.

NBC News on MSN · 3d

Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will nominate key transition adviser and billionaire financial services executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

Kevin Warsh, President-elect Donald Trump

Times Union on MSN · 36m

Trump eyes Loudonville native Kevin Warsh for treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering selecting the financier for Treasury secretary, then nominating him for chair of the Federal Reserve.

Hosted on MSN · 15h

Trump considers Warsh for Treasury Secretary and later Fed chairman, WSJ reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump floated the idea of appointing Kevin Warsh as Treasury Secretary on the understanding that he could later be Federal Reserve chair, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday,

CNBC on MSN · 11h

Trump might name Kevin Warsh as Treasury chief then Fed chair later, report says

A former Fed governor himself, Warsh would move over to the central bank after current Chair Jerome Powell's term expires.

The Financial Times42m

‘Sigh of relief’: Wall Street welcomes Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent sat directly to Donald Trump’s left as the then presidential candidate laid out his economic agenda to a roomful of Wall Street bigwigs at the Economic Club of New York in ...

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‘Dancing in the street’: Some Wall Street banks are triumphant heading into Trump era

Trump hasn’t yet returned to office, and the biggest banks keep notching wins. The nation’s biggest banks have just in the past few weeks notched some major wins in Washington, as President-elect ...

Wall Street Expects A Dealmaking Boom Under Trump. These 20 Stocks Are Prime Targets

Trump’s second term may unleash a new wave of acquisitions, and mid-cap stocks could be in the crosshairs of acquirers.

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Trump’s Next Cabinet Appointment May Be His Most Corrupt Yet

A former business executive, Loeffler was among Trump’s top billionaire donors during his 2024 campaign, contributing more ...

The High Risk, High Reward Trump Market

These are just a few examples of a complex analytical problem: The Trump victory may well be associated with a rising stock ...

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Wall Street strategists are forecasting Trump's tax cuts will send stocks soaring in the coming years

Trump's plan to slash the corporate tax rate to 15% could be a bullish driver for stocks for at least the next two years, ...

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Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow ...

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