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Scott Bessent Set to Serve Billionaires, Big Banks, and Big Oil as Treasury Secretary
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing today for Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. Bessent spent his career on Wall Street where he ...
Will markets cheer Bessent's testimony?
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision in late November to have his Treasury pick be Scott Bessent — the founder and chief ...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver amid earnings rush, Bessent confirmation hearing
Retail sales rose 0.4% in December. Economists had expected a 0.6% rise in spending, according to Bloomberg data. Meanwhile, ...
Scott Bessent: We have a spending problem in the U.S., not a revenue problem
Trump Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Senate Democrats circulating memo alleging Bessent tax dodges
The memo called out millions of dollars in losses Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent claimed related to his investment ...