Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that ...

Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.

The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.

Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the ...

Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a ...

If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.

Jonathan Capehart is a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, will prioritize delivering on election tax ...

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, is a veteran Wall Street executive who advised Trump during his ...

From his years working for George Soros to his role as a key economic advisor to Trump, Bessent has extensive if ...

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has helped fundraise for Donald Trump, is the president-elect's choice to ...

If confirmed, Bessent would runn the department that manages the nation's finances as well as its tax agency, the Internal ...