Scott Bessent
CNBC Daily Open: Trump tariffs spark trade war, decimating stocks
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and subsequent actions by other nations have cast a shadow over investors’ portfolios. Markets largely fell all around the world following the announcements, and the sell-off has extended into Monday. Trump and his administration has been defiant, with the U.S. president saying “it won’t be easy” and urging Americans to “hang […]
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Commerce Secretary Lutnick doesn’t back down in face of market sell-off: ‘The tariffs are coming’
President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration will remain steadfast in its reciprocal tariffs on major U.S. trading partners even in the face […]
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Dow futures fall 1,500 points Sunday as Trump tariff market rout escalates: Live updates
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures dropped on Sunday evening as the White House remained defiant even after a two-day historic stock market rout that followed President Donald Trump’s rollout of shockingly high […]
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Magnificent 7 relinquishes more than $1 trillion as tech drives stock market nosedive
A trader is comforted by a coworker as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 1, 2018. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images The Magnificent Seven stocks collectively lost more than $1 trillion in Thursday trading, a stunning milestone that underscores how President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout crippled financial markets. […]
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Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal app
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Pentagon’s internal watchdog opened an investigation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using the Signal messaging app to discuss pending […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump shows no mercy with his tariffs — and stocks suffer
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Psychologist Carl Jung believed in the “collective unconscious,” a universal mind all humanity is tapped into. In the context of the […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says market woes are more about tech stock sell-off than Trump’s tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters outside the West Wing after doing a television interview on the North Lawn of the White House on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the sell-off in the stock market is due more to a sharp pullback in […]
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Stock futures tick higher ahead of Trump tariffs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 01, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures moved higher on Tuesday evening as Wall Street braces for the expected rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday. Futures tied to the S&P […]
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Trump says reciprocal tariffs will ‘start with all countries,’ rejects narrower launch
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One before arriving at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 28, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said that his “reciprocal tariffs” plan will target all other countries when they are unveiled Wednesday, injecting […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers are feeling bad and expect inflation to spike
Eggs for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. That’s when annual inflation was at 7.1% and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome […]
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