Sam Sutton

The rise in the GDP is far from the expectations of many economists from earlier this year, many of whom had predicted a recession during the election year.

It's hard to know for certain how worrying the report is, as the data has been muddied by two major hurricanes.

They’ve watched the party move away from them under Donald Trump. They’re worried his chosen successor could accelerate the shift.

They’ve watched the party move away from them under Donald Trump. They’re worried his chosen successor could accelerate the shift.

Sam Sutton 6 min read Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could not sell voters on the strength of the economy.

One factor that's delayed the decision is the amount of control Lutnick has exerted in determining what information flows up to the president-elect.

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Some of Trump’s closest advisers are angling for the president-elect to choose a candidate who will shake things up at Treasury.

Some of Trump's closest advisers are angling for the president-elect to choose a candidate who will shake things up at Treasury.

Warsh's emergence as a top candidate for Treasury secretary suggests that the president-elect is making a priority of choosing someone who can talk to markets — soothing investors through any coming turbulence, as trade tensions ratchet up and government debt grows. The former Fed governor played a key role at the central bank during the 2008 financial crisis as then-Chair Ben Bernanke's emissary to Wall Street CEOs, so he has prior experience in confronting turmoil.