Rick Newman
Yahoo Finance
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Rick:
Biden's gift to Republicans
Republican states and districts are enjoying a windfall from legislation Biden has signed with little or no GOP support. Biden says that's fine. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: The president vs. the business cycle
Amid a resilient job market, forecasters keep delaying their predictions for a recession. Biden needs 15 more months without a downturn. → Read More
Homeowners in DeSantis’s Florida face a costly and unique problem
Florida homeowners insurance is the costliest in the nation--and going higher. Critics say Florida governor Ron DeSantis should do more to fix the problem instead of campaigning for president. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: 'Recession canceled'
Voters aren't buying it, but Biden is right when he talks up a surprisingly resilient economy. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: The campaign pitch begins
The president finally embraces "Bidenomics" and starts to explain to skeptical voters why his economic plan matters. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: Catching up with inflation
Don't celebrate yet, but real incomes are finally going up again after two years of decline. It could be a crucial inflection point. → Read More
A factory boom is finally happening
The construction of new US factories is hitting unprecedented levels, largely in response to powerful incentives President Biden signed into law during his first two years in office. → Read More
It's not just gasoline: Other energy prices are finally falling, too
Gasoline prices get all the attention, but many Americans spend more on heating, cooling and electricity. Elevated prices are finally starting to drop. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: I did that
President Biden is laying out all the reasons voters should reelect him. We assess which are legit and which are bogus. → Read More
A dozen GOP presidential candidates, but few fresh ideas
Most of the Republican candidates for president have to find a way around Donald Trump before they can make their pitch on the economy to mainstream voters. → Read More
'Succession' is overrated
The celebrated HBO series that just concluded features brilliant takedowns of the smug and pompous, but it overdoes the schadenfreude and leaves you rooting for nobody. → Read More
This week in Bidenomics: So much winning
Biden notched a few more wins, with a debt-ceiling deal and another blockbuster jobs report. The question is whether voters will notice. → Read More
One 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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
America’s dumbest law
The law requiring Congress to repeatedly raise the borrowing limit has become counterproductive and dangerous. Let's scrap it completely. → Read More
A fix for the banking bust is coming into view
Momentum is growing to enact unlimited deposit insurance, even among anti-bailout free marketeers. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
Biden finally glimpses the importance of oil
Climate activists are howling, but Biden's approval of a new drilling project in Alaska is pragmatic and necessary. → Read More