Trump’s Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls

At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.

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Health-care stocks fall as lawmakers, patients push for changes to their business models

The stock reaction on Wednesday appeared to be in response to new bipartisan legislation that aims to break up pharmacy benefit managers.
CNBC - 2d
Most approve of Trump transition handling: Poll

More than half of Americans approve of the way President-elect Trump is handling the presidential transition, a new CNN poll showed. The survey, conducted by SSRS, shows that 55 percent of ...
The Hill - 2d
What to know about Assad's fall and what might happen next in Syria

After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces.
NBC News - 5d
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget

British businesses lost steam and pulled back on hiring last month, as industry reacted to the Labour government's bumper tax-raising budget, new data showed Monday.
CNBC - 5d
Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition Team

The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.
The New York Times - Dec. 7
Russia and Ukraine wait warily for Trump transition … and subsequent peace talks

President-elect’s strategy on ending war is yet to emerge but interviews with Ukrainian officials and Russians suggest a compromise may be hard to find. Nobody knows when the talks will happen, or ...
The Guardian - Dec. 6
Economy cools off after election, ISM finds. Businesses anxious about Trump’s economic plans.

Service-oriented companies in the U.S. grew in November at the slowest pace in three months, reflecting uncertainty about how the incoming Trump administration will affect the economy.
MarketWatch - Dec. 4
Trump transition signs MOU with DOJ to facilitate FBI background checks

President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Justice Department, which will allow the FBI to conduct background checks for ...
The Hill - Dec. 3
Trump transition team dismisses Hegseth allegations

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is dismissing misconduct concerns surrounding Pete Hegseth's past. CBS News' Nancy Cordes breaks down how the former president's team is reacting to ...
CBS News - Dec. 3