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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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Howard Lutnick, 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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‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company in the…
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Bessent Seeks to Reassure Global Leaders on Dollar’s Role as Safe Haven
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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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats…
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Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Ukraine, arriving on Wednesday for talks…
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What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage finance firms, have been controlled by the federal government for nearly 17 years, but a…
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Trump Met PGA Tour Commissioner About Saudi Golf League Deal
President Trump met this week with the PGA Tour commissioner, the tour said on Thursday, as the Justice Department considers whether to…
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Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system,…
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Fox News Adds Lara Trump as a Host
President Trump persuaded several Fox News hosts to leave the network and take up major roles in his administration. Now a Trump is…
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What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Trump’s Executive Order, Explained
While he was campaigning last fall, President Trump bemoaned the lack of a U.S.-backed investment fund and promised to create one. “Other…
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How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It
There's a new parlor game on Wall Street: guessing TikTok’s next owner. President Trump signed an executive order in January that delayed…
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Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter on Monday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers for why the…
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
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Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new…
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Trump Says He Will Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1
President Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports into the United States on Feb. 1, a…
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
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Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend…
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Former Yankees Coach, 3-Time All-Star Says Scott Boras Learned From Failure
With one agent, Scott Boras, steering the negotiations for many of baseball's star free agents this offseason, many observers assumed it…