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Six to One Against Trump on Climate in ‘Honest’ Exchange at G-7

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s views on the Paris climate accord are "evolving," according to his top economic adviser, who signaled the president may be willing to bow to pressure from European leaders and stay in the agreement if the U.S. wins assurances it can scale back its carbon-cutting commitment.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:17

Wall Street banker Cohn moving Trump toward moderate policies

EghtesadOnline: In a White House marked by infighting, top economic aide Gary Cohn , a Democrat and former Goldman Sachs banker, is muscling aside some of President Donald Trump's hard-right advisers to push more moderate, business-friendly economic policies.
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Publish Date:17/April/2017 | 05:28

White House to Release Financial Disclosures for Cohn, Kushner

EghtesadOnline: The White House will release Friday evening the financial disclosures of about 180 staff members, including Gary Cohn , the former president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. who now chairs the National Economic Council, and Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, a senior official said.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 19:20

Trump economic adviser: Fed doing 'good job,' respects independence

EghtesadOnline: White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said on Sunday that the Federal Reserve "has been doing a good job" and the Trump administration respects its independence, even if the U.S. central bank raises interest rates this week.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 15:20

Team Trump’s Wealth Tops $12 Billion as Cohn to Be Tapped

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s administration, already seen as the wealthiest in modern history, is about to get even richer when Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Gary Cohn is named the president-elect’s chief economic policy adviser.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:25

Wall Street Wins Again as Trump Chooses Bankers and Billionaires

EghtesadOnline: Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson was feeling happy Wednesday morning. After Donald Trump ridiculed Wall Street on the campaign trail, the President-elect tapped former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive Steven Mnuchin to be his Treasury secretary and billionaire investor Wilbur Ross to lead the Commerce Department. Trump even met with Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn inside Trump Tower.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 21:37

Goldman's Cohn eyed for top Trump budget post: transition official

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump is considering Goldman Sachs President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn to head the White House budget office or to fill other positions, a Trump transition official said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 20:28

Cohn Tells World Leaders U.S. Will Exit Paris Climate Deal

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn , emphasized to foreign climate and energy officials on Monday that the U.S. still intends to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, three people familiar with his remarks at a private breakfast said.
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Publish Date:19/September/2017 | 05:38

America's Manufacturers and Builders Are On a Tear

EghtesadOnline: America’s manufacturers are showing signs of fabricating some genuine momentum. Toss in improvement among U.S. builders and miners and the U.S. is undergoing the blue-collar revival that President Donald Trump has been pushing. Gary Cohn , the top economic adviser at the White House, told CNBC that the country is seeing jobs being created in the sectors that need them.
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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 05:27

Gary Cohn Criticizes Trump on Charlottesville but Won't Quit

EghtesadOnline: The markets swooned recently amid reports that Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn , was considering whether to quit. Bloomberg News and others reported that he was deeply distressed by Trump’s comments that "both sides" were to blame for the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:09

Cohn Solidifies Lead in Race to Replace Yellen, Economists Say

EghtesadOnline: White House economic adviser Gary Cohn is emerging as the clear front-runner for the nomination to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 06:07

Trump seen replacing Yellen at Fed with NEC's Cohn: Politico

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year for a second term, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to succeed her, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing four people close to the process.
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Publish Date:12/July/2017 | 05:06

Goldman’s Cohn to Head Trump’s National Economic Council

EghtesadOnline: Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Gary Cohn , once the heir apparent to Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, was named President-elect Donald Trump’s top chief economic policy adviser.
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Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 05:17