Trump Woos Wall Street With Corporate Tax Cuts at NYSE Visit

Donald Trump rang the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell Thursday, a celebratory moment for the president-elect who was returned to the White House in an election in which the US economy took center stage.

Trump used the occasion to make a fresh round of pledges to cut taxes, a key priority for many of the political donors and business leaders gathered on the NYSE trading floor.

The president-elect vowed to lower the corporate rate to 15% from 21% and said he’s talking with his advisers about cutting levies on capital gains and dividends, changes that would be well-received ...