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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his beef with billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, describing himself as a nimble ninja-like operative while musing that the later “fancies himself more o… ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended the Trump administration's escalating tariff policies, saying that while some companies have already announced price hikes, he thinks others ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are gearing up for a fight against Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, with questions about his fitness to hold the office ...

Bessent, by contrast, is eminently qualified and is not going to overturn the apple cart at Treasury, so much so that Trump adviser Elon Musk decried him last week as a “business-as-usual choice ...

President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have advanced negotiations with American trading partners and eased concerns ...

Scott Bessent’s Job: What the Millionaire Does for a Living Scott Bessent, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury nominated by Donald Trump, has many wondering: how did he build his wealth?

Scott Bessent became the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States on January 28, 2025 serving under President Donald Trump. Prior, Bessent was Chief Investment Officer for Soros Fund ...

Scott Bessent walked into his Senate confirmation hearing today with one clear goal: to champion the radical changes coming to Washington. The billionaire investor and Donald Trump’s pick for ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting ...