He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury.
Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad ...
Scott Bessent’s Job: What the Billionaire Does for a Living
Bessent is married to his husband, John Freeman. Freeman is a former New York City prosecutor. Bessent and his husband, ...
Who Is Scott Bessent? Wall Street Is Delighted by Trump’s Treasury Pick
When Donald Trump announced Friday that hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was his pick for Treasury secretary, there was a ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier4d
Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office
Trump made the threats in a pair of Truth Social posts in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants, even though ...
Metro Weekly4d
Trump Taps Gay Billionaire Scott Bessent to Lead Treasury
Wall Street analysts believe Bessent will encourage Trump to roll back his aggressive plans for imposing tariffs on imported ...
Market 'bounce' attributed partly to Charleston resident and Treasury nominee
U.S. stocks rose Nov. 25, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading the way.
Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary has markets betting he’ll take the sting out of ‘America First’ trade policies
Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to replace Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary, with markets buoyed by comments on ...
Charleston City Paper5d
Local billionaire Bessent to lead Treasury for Trump
MORNING HEADLINES  | Conway native Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who now lives in Charleston, is ...
LGBTQ Nation5d
Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent, a gay billionaire, for Treasury Secretary
Out billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent will be nominated by Donald Trump to be secretary of the treasury. If confirmed, he will be the first out LGBTQ+ Cabinet secretary ever nominated by a ...
cryptopolitan5d
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks he is going to change the global economy
Scott Bessent is stepping out from behind decades of hedge-fund desks into the Treasury Secretary’s office with one goal: to ...
abcnews45d
Sen. Graham meets with SC native Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary nominee
On Friday, President Elect Donald Trump chose a South Carolina native to be the Treasury Secretary. Sunday, Senator Lindsey ...
Who is John Freeman? Know about husband of Trump’s Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent and their kids
President-elect Donald Trump picked billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his choice for the secretary of the ...