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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons…
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A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
For more than a decade, Navindra Seeram, a biomedical researcher, has praised maple syrup, calling it a “hero ingredient” and “champion…
Business
Trump’s Crypto Venture Introduces a Stablecoin
World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company started by Donald J. Trump and his sons, announced on Tuesday that it was planning to…
Politics
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts
Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon…
Politics
With Truth Social, Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue
Anyone who wants to keep up with President Trump’s views knows to go to his Truth Social account. There, one finds his reasoning on a…
Business
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are racing to reshape their plans to combine their rival golf circuits, emboldened…
Politics
Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
Business
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is widely known for amassing his fortune through Tesla, his electric car company, and SpaceX, the…
Business
Elon Musk’s Oval Office Talk Dispels Doubts About His Power
We’ve got some more thoughts on Elon Musk’s $97 billion hostile bid for Sam Altman’s OpenAI, which, we’re told, still hasn’t been…
Politics
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up
President Trump has been in office less than a month, and Elon Musk’s vast business empire is already benefiting — or is now in a…
Politics
Lutnick Grilled on Trump’s Tariffs and China During Confirmation Hearing
Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor to President Trump who has been chosen to lead the Commerce Department, defended Mr. Trump’s plans to…
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Democrats to Question Commerce Nominee’s Web of Financial Interests
Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor who President Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, will face questioning about his financial…
Politics
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s Commerce Nominee, Discloses Business Interests
Howard Lutnick, the wealthy Wall Street executive whom President Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Commerce, detailed a complex…
Politics
Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry
President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order to support the growth of the cryptocurrency industry, calling for a new plan to…
Business
Trump Will Take Office as a Crypto Billionaire
The Trump family’s new crypto tokens are worth well over $10 billion on paper, after a frenzied rally pushed up the value of the digital…
Politics
Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns
The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, to build a…
Politics
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to…
Politics
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
Politics
Trump Organization Issues Ethics Pledge for President-Elect’s Second Term
The Trump Organization on Friday issued a new ethics agreement that it said would govern how the family and President-elect Donald J.…
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Who Is Hussain Sajwani, the Developer Behind Trump’s $20 Billion Data Center Pledge?
When President-elect Donald J. Trump called Hussain Sajwani to the lectern at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to promise a $20 billion investment in…
Politics
Trump Blurs Lines in $20 Billion Data Center Announcement and Other Deals
President-elect Donald J. Trump was at the lectern talking through the approaching inauguration of his second term. But across the…