President-elect Donald Trump today said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary, ending days of twists that saw high profile candidates pitted against each other ...

On Nov. 13, banker Howard Lutnick, who was leading a transition team to vet personnel and draft policy, emerged as a top ...

Trump ally Elon Musk publicly threw his weight behind Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary. Trump went with Scott Bessent ...

President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor ...

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has helped fundraise for Donald Trump, is the president-elect's choice to ...

Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a ...

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has offered the Treasury ...

Elon Musk is already making his opinions on what is best for the economy known, even if they diverge from Donald Trump's.

Trump and his allies disavowed Project 2025 during the campaign. But now transition officials are utilizing its extensive ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Jewish billionaire Howard Lutnick as the next Secretary of Commerce.

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In announcing Howard Lutnick as his pick, Trump highlighted the billionaire financier's integral role in shaping his administration’s economic policies.