Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts ‘blockbuster’ year for US economy, relief for workers

From new factories to bigger paychecks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the year ahead will be a "blockbuster," promising relief for American wallets."I say that you are going to feel it," Bessent said Wednesday on the Fox News Channel."I was just down in my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, and this new Boeing plant is opening up. That's 1,000 new jobs that the president has brought back."Bessent also visited a rare earth plant in South Carolina, where previously laid-off workers are seeing new opportunities — 800 construction jobs and, he said, 300 permanent positions t