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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to America's biggest CEOs: Stop worrying
CEOs have warned on the economy because of Trump administration tariff policies. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a ...
US Treasury Sec Bessent invites South Korea finance minister for trade talks next week
South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will hold a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent next week to ...
Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his ...
Summers: ‘Any self-respecting Treasury secretary would resign’ over Trump Harvard IRS directive
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should resign before he ...
Bessent Ousts Musk-Backed IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley, Report Says
President Donald Trump will replace Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Gary Shapley, who was backed by Elon Musk, ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations
In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Bessent called it a “false narrative” that people who are close to retiring ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: China's trade war escalation 'big mistake'
The U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $295.4 billion in 2024, a 5.8 percent increase ($16.3 billion) over 2023.
Commentary: Why Treasury Secretary Bessent isn't reassuring anyone
Scott Bessent may have the unhappiest job in Washington, D.C. As President Trump's Treasury secretary, he's a point man in ...
The Treasury Secretary Is Wrong About How Most Retirees See the Stock Market
We asked readers who were on the cusp of retirement whether they were watching the markets. About 400 replied.
Head of IRS Is Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
The president had picked Gary Shapley on Tuesday to run the agency after the previous IRS interim head, Melanie Krause, ...