Trump’s sovereign wealth fund provides option for TikTok

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday ordering the departments of Treasury and Commerce to create a sovereign wealth fund, which is a federally owned investment entity that takes stakes in various financial assets

“We’re going to stand this thing up within the next 12 months,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “We’re going to monetize the asset side of the U.S. balance sheet for the American people.”

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