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Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretary

Job is one of most powerful in Washington with huge influence over US economy and financial markets. Trump’s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders – so far ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

Trump picks hedge fund exec Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President-elect Trump announced a barrage of new picks for key roles in his administration, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be his treasury secretary. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

‘This is an insult’: Developing nations decry COP29 $300B funding agreement

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Arkansas couple uses wedding fund to save dog's life

Dylan McCay and his fiancée Emily Roberts emptied their wedding savings to save a dog's life after finding her severely injured. Their generosity sparked a fundraising campaign that raised $45,000. ...

Regulator Sues Anti-Police Activist Who Spent Charity Funds on Himself

Brandon Anderson, who used his nonprofit’s accounts to rent mansions and buy luxury clothes, was featured in a New York Times story in August.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Trump's 'border tsar' vows to cut funding to 'sanctuary' states

Several states plan to oppose Trump's plans to deport millions of undocumented migrants from the US.

Homan: 'I guarantee' funds will be cut from states not cooperating on deportation

President-elect Trump’s pick for “border czar,” Tom Homan, on Sunday threatened funding for states that refuse to cooperate in the federal government's deportation plans. Fox News’s Mark Levin, in ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Flows jump after mutual fund-to-ETF conversions, BofA study shows

Increasing numbers of US managers are making the move offering investors multiple advantages

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Biden administration finalizes nearly $8B in CHIPS funding for Intel

Intel will receive about $7.86 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to build new semiconductor manufacturing facilities across four states under its finalized agreement with the Biden ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

England’s top judge hits out at government’s refusal to boost court funding

Sue Carr says preventing full operating capacity at crown courts has had a ‘drastic effect’ in worsening backlogs

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Existing law requires US to cut funding if UN rejects Israel’s credentials

U.S. law requires the U.S. to suspend its participation in any UN organ or agency if Israel is illegally expelled, suspended, denied its credentials, or in any other manner denied its right to ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday