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President-elect Donald Trump picked billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his choice for the secretary of the ...

Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.

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

President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of ...

President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of global macro investment firm Key Square Group, for ...

"I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," Trump said ...

If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.

Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still ...

Bessent has been a major donor to Trump, giving $1 million to the Republican candidate for his 2016 inauguration.

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, is a veteran Wall Street executive who advised Trump during his ...