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Rick Newman
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Founder, The Pinpoint Press, www.thepinpointpress.com, now serving #ModerationNation. Author of Rebounders +3 others. Ikon pass. Heirloom tomatoes. Puzzles. Occasional haiku.
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Key political question: Are you better off or worse off than you were a year ago?

I created the Better-Off Barometer to answer it

Trump should be worried

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Feeling worse off? The data says you’re right
Our Better-Off Barometer is approaching the red zone. Hers's why.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Trump meets Mamdani (haiku version)

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Trump meets Mamdani (haiku version)
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November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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What mattered this week: #AI blahs, Full #Epstein, #Ukraine capitulation plan, #jobs return (weakly)

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What mattered this week: AI blahs, full Epstein, Ukraine capitulation plan
Plus, the jobs report is back, but actual jobs, not so much
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November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Is there an artificial intelligence bubble? Is it bursting? Some top investors think so

It goes way deeper than #Nvidia $NVDA

Here's how to tell if there's an AI bubble, and what to do about it

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A step-by-step guide to the AI bubble
Is it bursting? Here's how to tell, and what to do about it
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November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Trump approves release of the Epstein files (haiku version)

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Trump approves release of Epstein files (haiku version)
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November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Trump discovers the affordability crisis (haiku version)

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Trump discovers the affordability crisis (haiku version)
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Looking forward to your $2,000 tariff rebate?

Sorry, but it’s not real

Here’s what Trump is scheming

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Here’s the scheme behind Trump’s $2,000 tariff rebate
He's planning to blame the Supreme Court for killing his planned payoff to taxpayers
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Introducing The Pinpoint Press (haiku version)

(It’s my new publication)

Improve on my haiku or write your own!

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Introducing The Pinpoint Press (haiku version)
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November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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After I left Yahoo Finance two months ago, I started The Rick Report on Substack to experiment with self-publishing

The Rick Report is growing up

It’s now The Pinpoint Press ~ serving pragmatists, moderates and sensible people everywhere

Check it out ~

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Introducing The Pinpoint Press ~ sensible analysis for sensible people
Better media for a better America
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Trying to understand the #Epstein scandal that could become even more explosive?

Here’s a Short Guide to the Trump-Epstein affair, for busy people who just want to know the gist

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Trump-Epstein saga: The short guide
The long-simmering Epstein scandal may soon get more explosive than ever. Here's a summation for busy people who just need to know the gist.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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For all the ink and airtime spent on the Trump ~ #Epstein scandal, the media has done a poor job explaining the bottom line

So I wrote a four-paragraph summary

Second item here ~

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What mattered this week: Dead penny, resuscitated government, unkillable Epstein
The shutdown ended, but it might be back. Epstein seems like he's never going away.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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What mattered this week: Penny dies, government opens, Epstein haunts Trump forever

Plus Trump discovers affordability, Bitcoin at $1.2 million, pasta wars

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What mattered this week: Dead penny, resuscitated government, unkillable Epstein
The shutdown ended, but it might be back. Epstein seems like he's never going away.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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These companies stand to get billion-dollar refunds if the Supreme Court voids Trump's emergency tariffs ~

$AAPL $WMT $TGT $NKE $PG $HD $BBY & more

Priced in?

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Apple, Nike and other big companies could get billion-dollar tariff refunds
These stocks could pop if the Supreme Court invalidates Trump's emergency tariffs and the government has to give the money back
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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Trump knew all about Epstein (haiku version)

Improve on mine or write your own

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Trump knew all about Epstein (haiku version)
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November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Trump suddenly wants to be Mr. Affordability

But gimmicky ideas like 50-year mortgages, tariff rebates and cash for healthcare won’t fool voters

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Trump is tripping over the K-shaped economy
Millions of Americans are desperate for lower costs and better living standards. Trump's gimmicky ideas won't help them.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The political class is debating who "won" the shutdown battle

This is not how ordinary people think

And it shows once again why everybody hates Congress (with the media barely doing much better)

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The shutdown showed why everybody hates Congress (and the media)
The whole political class gamifies actions that harm ordinary people. They all deserve voter scorn.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I did the math on what it will take for #ElonMusk to earn that $1 trillion bonus

#Tesla would have to out-Tesla itself and grow at astounding rates

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With great charts from David Foster

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Elon Musk may never get that $1 trillion from Tesla
At Tesla's current growth rate, Musk might be in his 80s or 90s before he even gets close to earning $1 trillion in bonuses.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Sorry, you’re not getting a $2,000 check from Trump

Instead of taxing imports and sending Americans a rebate for the new taxes they’re suddenly paying, why not, um, just revoke the tariffs altogether 🙄

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Sorry, you’re not getting a $2,000 check from Trump
It's Trump latest gambit to save his import tariffs. A better stimulus would be killing the tariffs altogether.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Tesla grants Elon Musk $1 trillion pay package (haiku version) 🙃

Improve on mine or write your own!

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Tesla grants Elon Musk $1 trillion pay package (haiku version)
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November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What mattered this week ~

$1 trillion for @elonmusk

#tariff smackdown at the Supreme Court

socialist @ZohranKMamdani takes charge of NYC

#stocks swoon

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What mattered this week: Stocks slide, tariffs teeter, Dems rise, Musk soar$
Will becoming a trillionaire satisfy Elon Musk?
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November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The shutdown delayed today’s #jobs report

But we still know what’s happening

It’s not good

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The job news stinks, even without the official government numbers
Workers don't need a government news release to know jobs are getting hard to find.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Is “affordability” just a political slogan?

Trump seems to think so 😒

Seems bad for Republicans?

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Trump won the affordability war in 2024. Here’s why he’s losing it now
Is "affordability" a scam? Trump seems to think so.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Ask me, the most important lesson from the 2025 elections is …

NO MORE GEEZERS! 😎

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The real lesson of the 2025 elections: No geezers!
The big winners for Democrats this year included one Millennial and two Gen Xers. Maybe the Biden era is finally ending.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Socialism in New York City! Oh my!

Some #Mamdani plans will flop

But let him experiment with free buses and government food stores

Maybe we'll learn something 🤔

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Let Mamdani give free buses and government food stores a try
If you think his plans to address the affordability crisis are stupid, come up with some better ones.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Why #Mamdani won ~ It's not that complicated

The affordability crisis

Same reason Trump won in 2024

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What Mamdani and Trump have in common
Each has proven that voters will overlook major flaws if they think a candidate will address affordability problems.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM