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.
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Big Oil is doing way better under Biden than under Trump
Trump is a friend of Big Oil, but energy firms had some of their worst years ever during the Trump presidency.
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The big battle over whether to snatch Russia’s billions
Some Ukraine allies want to seize $300 billion in Russian assets and give the money to the besieged country. Financial bigwigs are split on the idea.
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For finance titans, the US economy rules
Many Americans might disagree, but the one-percenters at the Milken Institute's annual financial conference think the US economy is trouncing everybody else's.
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This week in Bidenomics: No stag, no 'flation, just consternation
Investors cheered weaker-than-expected job numbers, which suggest inflation is abating. Voters will be harder to please.
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Why Trump edges Biden on gas prices
Voters correctly remember that gas prices were cheaper when Trump was president. But that's unlikely to happen again, no matter what Trump might do if he wins a second term.
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3 awkward topics for Joe Biden
As he campaigns for reelection, President Biden hopes there a few things voters will forget about — even if they're going in the right direction.
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Markets aren’t excited about a second Trump presidency
The billionaire businessman might seem like the best bet for markets — except for a few peculiarities that worry investors.
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This week in Bidenomics: Inflation staycation
The disappearance of inflation is one break President Biden seems unlikely to get in his reelection bid.
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American workers are slowly regaining power
New worker protections, expanding labor unions, and a strong job market are finally helping the typical worker get ahead. Americans aren't feeling it.
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What US taxpayers will get for another $61 billion to Ukraine
Congress is finally providing more of the aid Ukraine needs to survive. Here's why this is money well spent.
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What if a TikTok ban becomes a Joe Biden ban
President Biden seems to be struggling with young voters in 2024, yet he's still willing to endanger one of their beloved social media platforms.
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The world isn’t as messed up as you might think
Americans are in a gloomy mood, but new research points out that a lot of imortant things are going right.
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This week in Bidenomics: A Middle East breather
Biden desperately wants to keep gasoline prices down. He may get his wish.
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Biden gets Trumpy on trade
Biden is borrowing a Trump tactic by proposing new tariffs on a few Chinese imports. But it's far from the Full Trump.
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Trump’s campaign is going the way of his media company
Trump the candidate and Trump the media company are each slogging through low points.
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Biden’s twin adversaries: Iran and gas prices
Energy markets seem to have dodged a bullet, with oil prices settling after Iran's April 13 attack on Israel. Biden needs it to stay that way.
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This week in Bidenomics: Battle of the bridges
A key Biden ally thinks he spends too much time touting infrastructure voters don't much care about. Left unsolved: What should Biden be doing instead?
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Here’s who will pay for Biden’s student loan cancellations
Cancelling student debt is a windfall for the borrowers who benefit, but taxpayers foot the bill.
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Here’s the good news in a troubling inflation report
Inflation has reasserted itself in 2024. But it's entirely confined to a few categories of services, with goods inflation basically back to normal.
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Republicans (?!?) are killing a tax cut
In a flip of the usual priorities, Senate Republicans seem likely to kill a set of tax cuts that have already passed the House and are broadly popular. Here's why.