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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent throws shade at Elon Musk's plans for new political party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Elon Musk's announcement that he is forming a new political party in response to President…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: 'Tariff derangement syndrome' is driving criticism of trade plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says "tariff derangement syndrome" has infected the discussion of President Trump's trade plan. Source link
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Bessent says U.S. nearing trade deal with India
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is "very close" to a trade deal with India as the White House juggles negotiations with…
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What’s Next as the Latest U.S.-China Trade Talks Conclude
We are hearing that the trade talks with China may be bearing fruit — or at least aren’t at an impasse. We’ve heard positive spin before,…
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U.S. and China Agree to Walk Back Tensions
The United States and China have agreed to a “framework” that is intended to ease economic tension and extend a trade truce that the…
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Elon Musk Brawled with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Like a 'Rugby Player' at White House Which Was Too Much for Trump
Elon Musk allegedly body-checked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a tense confrontation at the White House, following accusations…
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CEOs at Milken Conference Fear Tariffs and Hope for Trade Deals
The mood at Milken As dealmakers descended on the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles this week for the annual Milken Institute Global…
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Countdown to Scott Bessent’s Trade Talks With China
An Israeli spyware company is ordered to pay Meta $167 million. A federal jury in California awarded Meta damages from the NSO Group,…
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Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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Scott Bessent Urges Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged skittish global business leaders on Monday to ignore President Trump’s economic naysayers and ramp…
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White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon.…
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Trump’s 100-Day Economic Report Card
Trump’s tumultuous start When President Trump took office in January for his second term, business leaders anticipated an administration…
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Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies…
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Dollar Doubts Dominate Gathering of Global Economic Leaders
On the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
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China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on…
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Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak?
Seen and heard, tariff edition “We have three airplanes that we had in China ready for delivery. I think we’ve got two of those already…
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Bessent, Trump talk up trade deal with China, cheering markets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the U.S. and China can reach a "big deal" if Beijing is serious about rebalancing its…
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Trump says he's joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House
President Donald Trump said he's joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs…
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What Trump's nominations say about where trade and other economic policies might go
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will…
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Scott Bessent connection to George Soros explained as Trump mulls cabinet
Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager once involved in George Soros's investment operations, has recently emerged as a potential pick for…