ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher Praises Trump Policies, Big Beautiful Bill -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/08/19 20:33By Vicky Ge Huang
Jeffrey Sprecher, chief executive of Intercontinental Exchange, praised President Trump's policies on trade and energy dominance, as well as his "big beautiful bill" at a White House meeting with crypto executives Wednesday.
Sprecher, whose company owns the New York Stock Exchange, said these policies and initiatives have led to stock-market records and a record number of initial public offerings. Sprecher also referred to Trump's work with his wife, Kelly Loeffler, who leads the U.S. Small Business Administration, noting that "there's a record number of business formations in this country right now."
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