Despite Trump’s Populist Victory, Wall Street Is Ready to Cash In

Probably more than any other successful candidate in recent memory, president-elect Donald Trump will enter the White House owing little if anything to Wall Street and the big banks. Yes, Trump had some support from big names on the Street. Trump also got major financial backing from Robert Mercer, the billionaire co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies and the moneybags behind conservative think tanks, political action committees, lobbying groups and the far-right news organization Breitbart.