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WSJ What’s News

Markets Cheer Trump’s Treasury Secretary Pick

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Nov. 25. The WSJ’s Alex Frangos says hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent is seen as a more predictable pick to lead the Treasury Department. Plus, Donald Trump considers two defense financiers for a top job at the Pentagon. And WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demos joins us for a stock-take on the commercial real estate sector–and prescribes a health check-up for your investment portfolio. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Markets welcome Scott Besson's nomination for Treasury Secretary.

0:38.3

Wall Street is interpreting that as here's someone who's somewhat practical in how they approach Trump's very, I'm a tariff man kind of policy.

0:46.7

Plus, Wicked defies gravity at the box office, and WSJ's take-on-the-week co-host, Tellis Demos, prescribes a health checkup for our investment

0:56.1

portfolios. It's Monday, November 25th. I'm Kate Bullivan for the Wall Street Journal,

1:02.1

filling in for Luke Vargas, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and

1:07.4

business stories moving your world today. Donald Trump is eyeing two investors

1:14.5

for the job of Deputy Secretary of Defence, the second highest-ranking civilian role at the Pentagon.

1:21.3

According to people familiar with the transition, Trace Stevens, a partner at Venture Capital

1:26.3

Firm Founders Fund, is on the list of people Trump is considering.

1:30.6

And as the journal has reported, Stephen Feinberg, co-CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, is also in the running.

1:38.5

The selection of either of these candidates for the role, which would put them in charge of running the defence budget,

1:44.6

could be welcome news for the hundreds of new defence start-ups that have entered the military

1:49.4

market in recent years. Both men have invested into or founded companies in that space. A spokesman

1:56.7

for Feinberg said he hadn't been offered any job in the administration, while Stevens and

2:01.6

Founders Fund declined to comment. Spokespeople for Trump didn't return requests for comment.

2:07.7

Meanwhile, Trump has picked hedge fund manager Scott Besson to lead the Treasury Department,

2:13.2

elevating one of his most vocal supporters in the finance world to a crucial role in his administration.

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