Trump team prepares to announce Scott Bessent as Treasury pick todayheadline
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is preparing to announce that he has selected Scott Bessent, who runs macro hedge fund ...
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Newsom promotes his economic plans in conservative parts of California
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might ...
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Bitcoin nears $100,000 as investors bet on crypto-friendly Trump policies
World’s popular digital currency rises as high as $99,073 on expectations Trump will ease legal and regulatory hurdles.Bitcoin is nearing ...
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Elon Musk unveils plan to impose mandatory RTO for government workers, counting on a wave of resignations which he calculates will save billions
Donald Trump appointee Elon Musk unveiled his first blueprint to radically shrink the federal bureaucracy, which includes a strict return-to-office ...
Read moreDetailsFed’s Barkin says US is vulnerable to inflation shocks, FT reports
The U.S. is more vulnerable to inflationary shocks than in the past, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin ...
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Angela Merkel, once celebrated as one of the world's most popular politicians, now faces growing scrutiny over her legacy
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was still one of the worldâ€s most popular politicians when she retired in 2021, but ...
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Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation.Former billionaire investor Sung ...
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump add SpaceX rocket launch to their growing bond
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is about to launch the sixth test of his SpaceX rocket with United States ...
Read moreDetailsBOJ to bid farewell to stimulus era, justify rate hikes in policy review
TOKYO - The Bank of Japan will release next month its findings on the pros and cons of the various ...
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Trump taps ex-lawmaker and Fox Business host for transportation secretary
US president-elect says former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy will usher in a ‘golden age of travel’.United States President-elect Donald Trump ...
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