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Rick Newman is a columnist for Yahoo Finance, offering insightful, provocative takes on many of the biggest stories of our time. He was previously Chief Business Correspondent, and before that Pentagon correspondent, for U.S. News & World Report. He's also the author of four books, including Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success.
Yahoo FinanceOne good outcome from Washington’s dumbest ritual
The current deal wouldn't end the debt-ceiling standoff until the beginning of 2025. The next thing Congress should do is repeal the debt ceiling altogether.
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This week in Bidenomics: The summer of freedom may finally be here
It's two years behind schedule, but it might finally be time to leave the pandemic and its nasty aftereffects behind.
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Another US downgrade might not be as bad as it sounds
The United States enjoys such a privileged position that when it causes a financial crisis, it's borrowing costs go down, not up.
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How DeSantis tarnishes his own economic record
The Florida governor could run for president on his state's economic success, alone. Instead, he's gambling that culture wars will catapult him into the White House.
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The debt-ceiling solution will be phony spending cuts
The proven formula for solving a debt-ceiling standoff is to pass tough-sounding spending cuts Congress later dilutes.
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This week in Bidenomics: A recession cushion dwindles
Trillions of dollars in excess savings consumers hoarded during the pandemic will soon run out. That could bring a recession just when Biden wants it least.
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Why sanctions against Russia aren't working
Russia faces debilitating economic punishment for invading Ukraine last year. It's faring much better than expected.
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There’s no longer a business-friendly political party
Republicans who once preached laissez-faire economics now meddle with businesses that don't support their retrograde ideology.
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This week in Bidenomics: Unloved
Inflation is improving. So why is President Biden's approval rating going the opposite direction?
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Another downgrade of America’s credit rating might be coming
Standard & Poor's cut the US credit rating for the first time in 2011. The nation's debt is a lot worse now.
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Where inflation is back to normal
We've had three volatiles years of price changes. Here's how major spending categories have changed since the COVID pandemic struck.
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How inflation is still crushing consumers
A declining rate of inflation is obviously good news, but past inflation is locked in—and wrecking family budgets.
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America’s dumbest law
The law requiring Congress to repeatedly raise the borrowing limit has become counterproductive and dangerous. Let's scrap it completely.
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This week in Bidenomics: The past looks better than the future
Job growth remains solid, but a coming credit crunch could end up being the dominant economic factor in 2023.
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A fix for the banking bust is coming into view
Momentum is growing to enact unlimited deposit insurance, even among anti-bailout free marketeers.
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One (uncomfortable) way to end the debt-ceiling standoff
If politicians don’t listen to the CEOs and economists telling them to hurry up and resolve the debt-ceiling crisis, a more formidable master may intervene: the stock market.
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What the bankers are actually worried about: Morning Brief
Bank failures? Meh. The world's top financial and business minds see bigger risks.
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This week in Bidenomics: The pathway to 4 more years
Don't underestimate the octogenarian president running for a second term. There's a good chance he'll win.
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Here’s everybody with stricter ethics rules than the Supreme Court
The nation's most important judges have less ethical accountability than most of the people affected by their momentous decisions.
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A second Biden term: 3 big consequences
Another four years for Biden would help cement his ambitious climate goals and bring a new opportunity to raise taxes on the wealthy.