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Investors endorse Trump’s Treasury secretary pick

Scott Bessent (center), founder and CEO of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, D.C. in June 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what …

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Will Your Favorite Beauty Products Get More Expensive Under Trump?

Tariffs. They started a revolution—the one involving King George III, John Hancock, and a duty on tea (ok, sure, there were other grievances). And though tossing all your South Korean glass skin serums into the Boston Harbor might not work this time, emotions are likely to run high if the incoming Trump administration follows through on the president-elect’s promises to …

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Walmart pulls back on DEI efforts, removes some LBGTQ merchandise

Walmart Supercenter in Burbank onThursday, Nov. 21, 2024.  Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Walmart on Monday confirmed that it’s ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities. The nation’s largest employer, which has about 1.6 million U.S. workers, joined a …

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