Trump Nominates Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent to head up the Department of the Treasury on Friday. "I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,
Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary; picks Russ Vought to lead budget office
President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of global macro investment firm Key Square Group, for treasury secretary.
Trump names billionaire Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary pick
President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.
Trump picks Scott Bessent for treasury as he announces flurry of cabinet picks
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Trump's pick for Treasury secretary shows there's a limit to Elon Musk's influence
Trump ally Elon Musk publicly threw his weight behind Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary. Trump went with Scott Bessent instead.
Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Prioritize Tax Cuts, WSJ Reports
Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.
Wall Street Sees Gains Following Trump's Pick of Bessent for Treasury
U.S. stock markets saw gains on Monday following President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury.
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is Trump's pick for treasury secretary
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.This episode: President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary.
‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
World stocks, bonds bounce on Bessent pick as US Treasury Secretary
By Nell Mackenzie and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -World markets cheered the selection of fund manager Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary on Monday on hopes he might restrain debt levels,
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