Stock Market Today: Dow futures climb after Trump picks Bessent to be Treasury secretary nominee
The pick of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary has changed the market's mood, says Kit Juckes, chief currency strategist at Societe Generale. Stock futures are up, and both bond yields and the dollar are down.
Stock market today: World shares mostly gain after Trump picks billionaire for Treasury post
Shares climbed in Europe and Asia on Monday, tracking last week’s gains on Wall Street, and analysts said investors were viewing President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his nominee for Treasury secretary as a relatively market-friendly choice.
Transcript: Wall Street’s ‘sigh of relief’ over Trump’s Treasury pick
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Wall Street’s “sigh of relief” over Trump’s Treasury pick’ Kasia Broussalian Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday,
Prominent investor Scott Bessent picked as Trump's treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary.
Who is Trump's treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent?
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has helped fundraise for Donald Trump, is the president-elect's choice to lead the Treasury Department.
Trump’s Treasury Choice Bessent Tells WSJ Tax Cuts a Priority
Scott Bessent, who is Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, told the Wall Street Journal that he’ll focus on following through on the president-elect’s tax cut and tariff pledges once he takes office.
Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent to prioritize tax cuts, WSJ reports
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, will prioritize delivering on election tax cut pledges, he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Sunday.
Trump’s Treasury Selection Seen as Calming for Investors
Donald Trump has picked Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary could lift some of the gloom that has pervaded the sagging U.
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Stock Market Today: Dow scores record close as U.S. stocks post weekly gains
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This Financial-Crisis Saga Could Finally Be Over...After 16 Years
Barclays hopes a $50 million fine will draw a line under a long dispute with U.K. authorities over its efforts to stay afloat—and avoid a state bailout—when the financial system seized up in 2008. In ...
The Stock Market Just Crossed a Threshold It's Never Reached Before -- and History Is Quite Clear What Happens Next
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Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow ...
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles
World stocks are mixed despite gains on Wall Street, as worries mount over escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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