WASHINGTON—Former Microsoft Corp. and General Motors Co. executive Chris Liddell is under consideration to become President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, and has the support of Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, according to people familiar with the discussions. Mr. Liddell, 59 years old, is among those being considered to serve as the next director of the National Economic Council, succeeding Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs executive who resigned from the job on Tuesday after Mr. Trump...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 11, 2018 01:07 UTC