A close friend of Trump's and a long-time booster of his political career, Ms Mc Mahon had been among his early donors leading up to his electoral victory in 2016 and has been one of the leaders of his transition team, vetting potential appointees and drafting potential executive orders since August.
Ms Mc Mahon, 76, led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term and resigned in 2019 without a public fallout or rift with Trump, who praised her at her departure as "one of our all-time favourites" and a "superstar".
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Crypto.com and Triple-A tie up to enable direct crypto payments
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Port of Los Angeles handles near-record levels of imports
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Trump's tariffs plan will hurt Asia, but it is not all doom and gloom
S-E Asia likely to outpace China in GDP, FDI growth over next decade
Where AI meets design
Leveraging the unfamiliar as a business differentiator
IMPACT IS KEY
Across the board, several other judges agreed that impact is the order of the day.
S'pore's Digital Asset Exchange offers commercial papers to retail investors
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New EDB managing director appointed; takes over on March l
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Nvidia's Q4 sales forecast falls short of highest estimates
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HSBC shelves plans for trading, financing carbon credits
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