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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins (NYSE:), led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group’s policy statements. That background may put Rollins at…
Pam Bondi owned $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of mid-December, per financial documents.She also earned more than $1 million last year from lobbying.Her total net worth in December was more than $12.1 million.President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next attorney general of the United States, Pam Bondi,…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied and nuclear power. Wright, 59, believes fossil fuels are the key to…
Investing.com — Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! BofA cuts Tesla rating on high execution risks Earlier this week, Bank of America downgraded Tesla (NASDAQ:) to Neutral…
Investing.com — Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! Nvidia stock remains top pick for 2025: MS Morgan Stanley (NYSE:) reaffirmed Nvidia (NASDAQ:) as a top stock pick…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator. Jared Isaacman, the CEO…
Brendan Carr, Trump’s pick to run the FCC, says he’ll be scrutinizing broadcast TV companies, like CBS and NBC.What does that mean? Carr is vague.That vagueness may be the point: It could cause broadcast TV companies to think twice before running something Carr, or Trump, doesn’t like.The next Trump administration…
By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of respected Washington lawyer Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, critics worry his light-touch philosophy and crypto-friendly stance will hurt investors. After a string of…
By Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) – The benchmark and the blue-chip Dow hit intraday record highs on Monday while the Nasdaq also advanced, with Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury secretary in the incoming Trump administration boosting investor sentiment. President-elect Donald Trump ended weeks of speculation when he…
By Curtis Williams and Kemol King HOUSTON/GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Doubts are growing over Guyana’s pick of a little-known U.S. startup to craft and develop projects to monetize its vast untapped resources that could cost up to $30 billion. Year-old Fulcrum LNG faces financing hurdles that could derail its selection. Ultimately,…
