Investors like Scott Bessent because, as a hedge fund founder, he brings to the job an understanding of Wall Street and is ...

Asian shares mostly declined on Tuesday as worries spread over President-elect Donald Trump’s comment that he plans to impose ...

Asian shares mostly declined on Tuesday as worries spread over President-elect Donald Trump’s comment that he plans to impose ...

In the stock market, Bath & Body Works jumped 19.1% after delivering stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts ...

In the stock market, Bath & Body Works jumped 19.1% after delivering stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts ...

Scott Bessent was a protege of Jewish billionaire George Soros, who is at the center of many antisemitic conspiracy theories.

President-elect Donald Trump announced in a statement on Truth Social Friday that he’d be nominating physician and Fox News ...

The pick of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary has changed the market's mood, says Kit Juckes, chief currency strategist at ...

The nominee reassures financial markets, for now, but there are many pitfalls ahead.

The Dow and S&P 500 reached all-time highs, while the dollar weakened on Monday following the news that President-elect ...

Bessent's financial-market credibility could help the administration sell investors on the idea of more tariffs - even if those costs get passed along, said Stephen Myrow, managing partner of Beacon ...