13-02-2017 07:02 via news.yahoo.com

Senate expected to confirm Mnuchin as Treasury secretary

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm former Goldman Sachs banker and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary on Monday, returning a Wall Street veteran to the top U.S. economic and financial job for the first time in eight years. Mnuchin's appointment to Treasury signals the Trump administration's trust in bankers and other senior business executives after Democrat Barack Obama launched his presidency with career regulator Timothy Geithne
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