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Trump builds team with energy, government efficiency picks; bitcoin soars

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Trump builds team with energy, government efficiency picks; bitcoin soars

In this special edition of the Gxstocks Rundown Newsletter, we look at the week's biggest stories coming out of the election. 

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- President-elect Trump builds team 

- Energy, DOGE, Health lead the picks 

- Treasury secretary in limbo 

 

- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon not a contender for a cabinet post 

- Stocks take cues from the Federal Reserve vs. President-elect Trump 

- Bitcoin lands in record territory 

 

BUILDING TEAM TRUMP: President-elect Trump named his fracking-friendly energy secretary pick, Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright Saturday…continue reading here. He joins Department of Health and Human Services pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the co-heads of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are promising to trim trillions in government waste…continue reading here.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT: U.S. investors have two regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Does Wall Street need both? continue reading here.

VIDEO: Gary Cohn, former Goldman Sachs executive and former deputy director of the National Economic Council, weighs in on how DOGE could work. 

 

WHITE HOUSE, POST ELECTION LATEST

LOCKED HORNS: Gxstocks was first to report that two of the president-elect's close confidantes are vying for the top role in Treasury…continue reading here.

VIDEO: Trump donor Scott Bessent in lead for Treasury. 

 

NO GO: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon won't be part of team Trump, squashing rumors after Trump makes the announcement…continue reading here. 

STOCKS SLIP: U.S. stocks fell on Friday, capping a losing week, as all three of the major averages pulled back from record highs fueled by Trump's White House win…more on the markets here.

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TickerSecurityLastChangeChange %
I:DJIDOW JONES AVERAGES43444.99-305.87-0.70%
SP500S&P 5005870.62-78.55-1.32%
I:COMPNASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX18680.120875-427.53-2.24%

The selloff was less about the incoming administration and more about the latest from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…continue reading here. 

 

VIDEO: Even with the pullback in equities, Trump is getting an economy with "momentum" says BlackRock's Rick Rieder. 

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RECORD CLIMB: Bitcoin briefly touched $93,000, a new all-time high, before pulling back this week as investors ready for a pro-crypto president…continue reading here.

 

VIDEO: Why Bitcoin can keep climbing. 

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