Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair

Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair

Dina Powell McCormick, vice chair of BDT and MSD Partners, at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta on Monday announced it has appointed Dina Powell McCormick as its president and vice chairman. Powell McCormick joined Meta’s board in April but resigned in December, according to a filing…

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Trump’s ‘intimidation’ of Jerome Powell with DOJ probe tests Fed

Trump’s ‘intimidation’ of Jerome Powell with DOJ probe tests Fed

The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is testing the U.S. central bank’s independence again and reinforcing the view among global investors that they need to diversify away from U.S. assets. “That’s what seems to be transpiring this morning,” Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank, told CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition”…

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