Bessent grew up in Little River with big dreams. He’s suddenly risen so high in national politics that few South Carolinians have ever gone higher.

Donald Trump’s first 10 days back in office were filled with a series of “shock and awe” executive orders intended to ...

(Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with investors on edge for ...

When a group of Senate Democrats held a press conference Tuesday to denounce President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, ...

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary.

Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...

Read about the Senate confirmation of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

New mixed messages this week about President Donald Trump's implementation of tariffs are flummoxing markets and businesses ...

President Donald Trump has been talking about tariffs for so long that it feels like we know exactly what’s coming. But we ...

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek 's new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...

Pound sterling suffered on Tuesday as traders attempted to work out the implications of President Trump’s latest comments about tariffs.