Trump says he picks Howard Lutnick to lead Commerce Department

Howard Lutnick is the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.

File Photo: Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, gestures as he speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former US. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York.

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Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has chosen Howard Lutnick, chief executive of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, to be the secretary of commerce.