U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that he asked Paul Atkins, who worked for George W. Bush administration and seen as a big advocate for deregulation of crypto currencies, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INVESTORS SHOVEL $139.5 BILLION INTO STOCK FUNDS AFTER TRUMP’S WIN
Following the 5 November U.S. election, investors poured $139.5 billion of new money into U.S. stock funds, assuming a Trump administration will cut taxes and clear away regulations to boost corporate profits, the Financial Times reported.
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ISRAEL’S HERZOG PHONES ELON MUSK ABOUT GAZA HOSTAGES
Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, called Elon Musk last week to discuss the Israeli hostages still in Hamas possession after a request made by the families of those who are held in Gaza.
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STARVE THEM OUT: NETANYAHU ‘OPEN’ TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSING GAZA, BEN GVIR SAYS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is open to the idea of Israelis settling in Gaza after “encouraging” Palestinians to get out, Itamar Ben Gvir, the head of the Jewish Power party, said.
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TRUMP CONSIDERS EARLY PALANTIR EMPLOYEE AND FINANCIER FOR TOP PENTAGON POST
Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, is considering a partner at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and a financier who specializes in defense contractors for top posts at the Defense Department.
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TRUMP’S DEPORTATION PLANS RISK WORKER SHORTAGE
Donald Trump’s announced plans to close the U.S. borders and deport “millions” of immigrants could deprive the economy of between 25,000 and 100,000 new jobs in 2025, analysts have estimated.
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STOCK TRADERS SHRUG OFF TRUMP’S TARIFF THREATS
Equity markets seem to be taking Donald Trump’s threats of expansive new global tariffs in stride.
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TRUMP PICKS BESSENT AS TREASURY CHIEF
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Capital Management, is Donald Trump’s choice to become U.S. treasury secretary and to lead implementation of his controversial economic agenda.
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TRUMP PROMISES INSTANT NEW TARIFFS ON CANADA, CHINA, MEXICO
Donald Trump has said he will impose a new 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico and “an additional 10-percent tariff, above any additional tariffs" on imports from China on his first day in office.
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THE MANDATE THAT WASN’T: TRUMP’S WIN WAS NOT AS CRUSHING AS IT APPEARED
Donald Trump’s election victory earlier this month has been touted by Republicans and the establishment conservative media as though it was a thrashing of “woke” culture and the Democrats, but The New York Times noted last week that the win—on second look—was not as overwhelming as the president-elect would have you believe.