Facing $80 million in debt as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton got creative In September 1789, President George Washington assigned Alexander Hamilton the task of solving the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in television interviews on Sunday. He did not say what would constitute "good faith" negotiations or clarify the timing to announce any decisions to return a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Moody ’ s r atings were a “lagging indicator” after the group downgraded the United States ...

The Trump administration’s war with Walmart continued on Sunday, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted in an interview that Americans would be paying higher prices at the big-box retailer ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its ...

One reason for this is that international alliances that long seemed stable are now in flux. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, his final novel, Orwell envisioned a future tri-polar world divided into competing ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent committed to divesting 25 entities in which he or close family had invested. But one of the companies still owns around $18 million in North Dakota farmland.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (now doubling as acting National Security Advisor). Each of these individuals was nominated to a Cabinet post and confirmed ...

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 ...

Trump 'Blinked' On China Tariffs, Says Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers — 'Sometimes It's Good To Blink,' As Markets Breathe A Sigh of Relief Vishaal Sanjay May 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM ...

But then came the president's January 20 memorandum ordering the Treasury secretary and the U.S. trade representative to come up with proposals for "protection from discriminatory and ...