U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent committed to divesting 25 entities in which he or close family had invested. But one of the companies still owns around $18 million in North Dakota farmland.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...

While famous investors like Bill Gates or Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent owning North Dakota farmland get headlines, Bryon Parman, agricultural finance specialist at North Dakota State ...

(Bloomberg) -- Scott Bessent wasn’t a familiar name in Republican political circles before Donald Trump nominated him to be Treasury secretary. “You know Scott Bessent?” Trump asked his ...

The disclosures show that Bessent owns North Dakota farmland, valued between $5 million and $25 million, that generates income through the production of corn and soybeans.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his beef with billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, describing himself as a nimble ninja-like operative while musing that the later “fancies himself more o… ...

Such are the crosscurrents coursing through the biography of Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary.

Mr. Trump’s pick to head the Interior Department, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, said he’ll enact Mr. Trump’s plan to lead America to prosperity through energy production.

While famous investors like Bill Gates or Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent owning North Dakota farmland get headlines, Bryon Parman, agricultural finance specialist at North Dakota State ...

Ahead of his confirmation hearing for Treasury, billionaire hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent outlined holdings that could pose a conflict of interest and said he would divest.

Scott Bessent, center, is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. Mr. Bessent pledged to divest many of his financial holdings if confirmed to the post.