Treasury trouble
Messy battle of the billionaires breaks out for Treasury chief
Jockeying between Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent spills into public view as other names emerge
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Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co-Chair of the Trump 2024 Transition Team speaks at a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024.
As President-elect Donald Trump swiftly moves to name his picks for several top Cabinet positions in his incoming administration, he has been more carefully weighing a pair of leading candidates for Treasury secretary — who are now jockeying to...