Sitemap - 2026 - The Pinpoint Press, with Rick Newman
The Weekly Matterboard, 7.14.2026
Iran mars a solid inflation report
6 things to know about Lindsey Graham's death
The Point, 7.11.2026: One thing that's not back to normal
The Weekly WTF: Trump out-gaffes Biden
Rick on MS Now: Trump Accounts sound too scammy
Trump is mimicking the socialist Mamdani đ±
Introducing The Matterboard: The news that's actually worth your time
The Point, 7.5.2026: Too much Fedspeak, by everybody
The Weekly WTF: Icky presidential bedroom
If the AI bubble bursts, this is what it might look like
Rick on CNN: Why the June jobs report won't satisfy anybody
The Trump job market is nothing to brag about
America 250 isn't as grim as it seems
Trump's weekend wars could last for a while
The Point, 06.27.26: There's a new kind of inflation to worry about
The Weekly WTF: Algae and Iran conspire against Trump
Why investors should avoid trendy trades
Trump v. Trump: Why the first Trump economy was better
The Point, 6.21.2026: Kevin Warsh v. Iran
The Weekly WTF: Iran mounts stunning come-from-behind victory
Here's the real issue with the SpaceX IPO
The Trump economy is barely improving
5 lessons from Trump's Iran war
The Point, 6.13.26: Market drama subsides
Why Elon Musk is a trillionaire
The Weekly WTF: Inflation rocks!
Don't waste any FOMO on Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO
Trump's affordability plan has unraveled
The AI bubble isnât bursting yet, but it might be deflating
Everybody calm down about Elon Muskâs SpaceX IPO
How's the Trump economy doing?
The Point, 6.6.26: Main Street bumps Wall Street, but not for long
The Weekly WTF: Trump robs small businesses
Trump has a Joe Biden problem on jobs
AI is saving the Trump economy
My 5 rules for artificial intelligence
The Point, 5.30.2026: Markets are ending the Iran war
The Weekly WTF: America the Immoral
US Stocks Are Back on TopâFor Now
Most Americans are missing out on an epic stock market boom
How older homeowners have locked up the housing market, in one startling chart
The Point, 5.23.26: Wall Street and Main Street barely know each other anymore
Rick on CNN: Trump's Fed pick won't cut rates
The Weekly WTF: Bailouts for criminals
Trumpâs Iran war is turning out just like his bankruptcies
How the economic damage from the Iran war is spreading
The Point, 5.16.26: Markets rediscover inflation đ«€
The Weekly WTF: To hell with affordability
Rick on CNN: We shouldn't even be talking about inflation
Inflation would be tamed, if not for Trump
Pinpoint Markets, 5.9.26: Why a weak job market seems strong
The Weekly WTF: Pentagon pleads for biggest budget ever in low-budget cartoon
Rick on the Michael Medved Show: Why stocks are outrunning the real economy
5 things to know about this yearâs midterm elections
Stock owners are pulling away from most other Americans
Pinpoint Markets, 5.2.2026: Stocks detach from the real economy
The Weekly WTF: Those nettlesome seashells
These 8 charts explain the wartime stock-market rally
Rick on CNN: Jerome Powell jabs Trump
I asked AI for investing advice. Itâs pretty good
Rick on CNN: Outlook for the next Federal Reserve Chair
Chartpack: The economic toll of the Iran war
Pinpoint Markets, 04.25.26: Why the Iran standoff can't stop the AI rally
The Pinpoint Press Trumponomics Methodology
The Weekly WTF: Government stupid contest
The middling Trump economy, in 9 charts
Pinpoint Intel, 04.21.26: Expect Fed Chair Jerome Powell to stay a bit longer
It could take months for the Iran war to âendâ
The Weekly WTF: The silliest day in presidential history
The most outrageous failure in Washington
4 reasons for investor optimism, despite the Iran war
All of Trumpâs losing causes
Pinpoint Intel, 4.11.2026: Markets after the Iran war, and what the astronauts saw
Rick on CNN: Inflation isn't coming back down any time soon
The Weekly WTF: America won its holy war so now Epstein is back
Trumpâs inflation immolation
Hereâs the economic toll of the Iran war (so far)
5 huge problems with the US-Iran ceasefire
The economic costs of the Iran war, in 11 charts
Rick on CNN: Get ready for high gas prices well into summer
Pinpoint Intel, 04.04.26: What two downed jets tells us about the Iran war
The Weekly WTF: God mulls US request for overwhelming violence
Trump pranks financial markets, again
Decades of energy-efficiency gains are saving the US economy
Trumpâs 6 craziest Iran war statements
$4 gas hurts, but not like it used to
Pinpoint Intel, 03.28.26: Shaky wartime president sinks stocks
The Weekly WTF: Imaginary presents from Iran
Pencil in May 1 as the Hormuz Strait reopening date
Where stocks will go after the Iran war ends
Rick on CNN: $4 gas is coming "any minute"
Pinpoint Intel, 3.21.26: Iran war bungled, not lost
The Weekly WTF: Trumpâs surprising oil buddies
7 Ways Iran Can Stop Oil Shipments
The Better-Off Index roseâbefore the Iran war set it back
Pinpoint Insider: What news leaks tell you about Trumpâs Iran war
Donât expect the US Navy to open the Strait of Hormuz
4 ways Trumpâs Iran war is costing you
Pinpoint Markets: Why the Iran war oil crunch isnât as bad as the 1970s
Pinpoint Intel, 03.14.26: What the Marines could do in Iran
The Weekly WTF: War Secretary Gets His Feelings Hurt
Video: What oil prices tell you about the Iran war
The bomb count in Iran is the Pentagonâs new âbody countâ
Tariff inflation out, oil inflation in
Trump sacrificed his favorite affordability brag
3 dramatic scenarios to watch for in Iran
Pinpoint Markets: Traders price in a longer Iran war
3 new worries about oil prices and the Iran war
The Trump economy slips into reverse
The Weekly WTF: A winning bet against Kristi Noem, stunning autopen verdict
Weâre watching the demise of oil as a weapon
Judge the Iran war on the outcome, not on your view of Trump
How Trump gets out of his Iran war
Markets are fine with the Iran war (so far)
What mattered this week: Trump's Iran war, a new stock-market bogeyman
The craziest part of Trumpâs Iran war
The Weekly WTF: Dept. of Drone Farce
Rick on CNN discussing Trump's [lack of] affordability plans
Windy speech shows Trump stuck in neutral
These are the risks if Trump attacks Iran
Presidential speeches used to be short
Beneath the chaos, Trump is losing on tariffs
What mattered this week: Tariff uproar, slowing economy, dead housing market
The Supreme Court did Trump a favor by killing his emergency tariffs
The Weekly WTF: Spank the economists!
The latest stock market buzzword you might want to know
All my trades on the prediction market Kalshi
Why I started gambling on the news
Rick on the Michael Medved Show
What mattered this week: The Kristi Noem clown show, ailing stocks, the revenge of greenhouse gases
An encouraging inflation report wonât satisfy anybody
Scenes from a broken government
The Weekly WTF: Cartel drone incursions, Bunny wars, panicans
We have a K-shaped job market, too
The âsell Americaâ trade is looking pretty good
What mattered this week: Stock-market rout that wasnât, nationalized elections, Minnesota martyrs
Billionaires canât save journalism, or America
Whoâs up and whoâs down in the K-shaped economy
The Better-Off Index rises in February
How to survive America in 2026
What mattered this week: The Federal Reserve survives Trump
Trump is not going to attack Iran
The gold rally has an ominous message for investors
Why Trump let up on Greenland while rampaging through Minnesota
Why Americans say theyâre worse off under Trump
What mattered this week: Stocks are still calling the shots
Your 5-step guide to the next Trump crisis
Hereâs the off-ramp for Trumpâs Greenland showdown
Trump's first year was an economic bummer
What if the Nobel Committee just gave Trump a Peace Prize?
What mattered this week: Trumpâs wars on everything, everywhere, all at once
Letâs grade Trumpâs affordability plans
Youâre only better off under Trump if you own stocks
Introducing the Pinpoint Press Better-Off Index
Inflation is moderate, affordability is still a problem
Voters hate both political parties more than ever
Markets hate Trumpâs latest attack on the Federal Reserve
What mattered this week: Minneapolis erupts, Venezuela submits, jobs tank
The real way to make housing cheaper
The Trump Disruption is now the Trump Revolution
4 things to know about Trumpâs Venezuela takeover
The Pinpoint Quiz: How much do you know about Venezuela?
What mattered this week: Venezuela wow, Tesla down, Trumpâs compression socks
Rick on CNN: What to expect in 2026