Capitol Gains

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Capitol Gains

Welcome to Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line. Our bottom line? It’s still the economy, stupid! We look at the big issues: from inflation, to taxation and everything in between. We’ve got team coverage from New York to Los Angeles, but we start at the heart of the action here in Washington DC.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    What’s next for American politics and Trump 2.0 in 2025

    With 2025 just a few days away and President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day less than a month out, there’s a lot of variables up in the air for the future of American politics. What is going to happen on Trump's first day in office and in the days that follow? Will the future commander in chief fulfill his promises of implementing tariffs? Can Elon Musk and DOGE fix the national debt? We get into it. On this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman get introspective on the state of politics in this country the past year while looking ahead to this new administration that will be taking office in just a few weeks. The team takes a look at the successes and failures of the Biden administration, what aspects of the economy matter most to everyday Americans, and forecast ahead to how Trump 2.0 could differ from his first time in office. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  2. DEC 20

    Trump, Musk, and the future of DOGE & the debt ceiling

    President-elect Donald Trump continues to dominate news headlines as the world awaits the former commander-in-chief’s return to the White House. This week, the president-elect not only delivered remarks for the first time since his Election Day victory but was put into the spotlight for his comments regarding abolishing the debt ceiling and Elon Musk’s evergrowing involvement with the incoming Trump administration. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman get into these news headlines as well as what could be expected in Trump’s White House. “I kind of feel like Trump the second time around might delegate a lot more than he did the first time around,” Newman says. "He's older. He has a clearer sense of the people he wants in place who are going to do what he wants instead of trying to block what he wants to do. He seems to be setting it up that way, so maybe he will be quite happy to delegate to Elon Musk or you could have two gigantic egos that can't fit inside the same city.” Later in the show, London Business School Assistant Professor of Economics Joseba Martinez joins the show to discuss the debt ceiling, corporate tax rates, and what needs to be done to maximize economic prosperity in the United States. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  3. DEC 13

    Trump 2.0: Tariffs, clean energy, and federal budget’s future

    With Inauguration Day a little over a month away the world is gearing up for President-elect Trump to make his return to the White House. Lots of promises were made by the president-elect during his campaign. Will he follow through with them? What will things like tariffs, clean energy, and the federal budget look like under this new administration? We get into it. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Yahoo Finance Anchor Akiko Fujita, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman talk about many of key issues making news headlines in recent days. The team talks anxieties surrounding Trump’s tariffs, the future of clean energy, and if anything should actually be cause for concern as we move forward into this new administration. “There are companies that are very, very concerned about the potential for these tariffs, but there's also this realization they kind of have an idea of how things played out last time,” Fujita explains, going into details regarding the history of Trump’s tariffs during his first administration. “And there's sort of banking on that being the case this time around.” Later, Penn Wharton Budget Model Faculty Director Kent Smetters joins the show to discuss DOGE, the federal budget, and forecast what needs to be done to get government spending under control. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  4. DEC 6

    Trump’s tariffs: How quickly the president-elect could enact them

    Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs! If there’s one thing all over the news in recent days, it’s President-elect Trump and his tariffs. With Trump spending much of his reelection campaign promising to enact tariffs on foreign goods as soon as he reenters the White House in January, it begs the questions - how quickly could these tariffs actually come into effect and which will he prioritize? We get into it. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman are joined by Raymond James Washington Policy Analyst and Managing Director Edward Mills to discuss the topic at large. In terms of Trump’s prioritization of tariffs, Mills speculates the president-elect will try to enact tariffs on China first, then Mexico and Canada, then Europe. The rest of the world would follow. Will all of this actually happen? Only time will tell. Mills says, “take [Trump] seriously. Don’t take him literally. Not everything that gets posted [on social media] is going to get implemented. But I will tell you, if we do this interview a year from today, there will be more tariffs in place than there are today and we’ll probably have a conversation about Congress giving him additional tariff authority as they pass an extension of the 2017 tax cuts that expire on December 31 of next year.” Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  5. NOV 29

    What Trump’s proposed tariffs mean for the economy

    President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico on his first day in office. This follows his recent appointment of billionaire hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Akiko Fujita, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman discuss the legal, consumer, and market implications of Trump’s proposed tariffs on US imports. The team was also joined by the Tax Foundation senior policy analyst and modeling manager Garrett Watson to explore which of Trump's tax proposals are most noteworthy and could have the greatest impact on the nation's economy. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  6. NOV 22

    What to expect from Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency

    Amid a busy week of speculation and nominations as President-elect Donald Trump rounds out his Cabinet, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have offered the first glimpse into what their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could look like. The pair outlined their plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. What does this mean for your bottom line? We get into it. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down Musk and Ramaswamy’s outline for what they hope to achieve as DOGE co-leads, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick’s selection for Commerce Secretary, and more. The team is also joined by Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Chris Whalen to discuss what’s to come for DOGE, debt, and the national deficit under a second Trump administration. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  7. NOV 15

    Trump 2.0, Elon Musk, and government efficiency: Capitol Gains

    It has been over a week since Election Day and President-elect Donald Trump is charging full speed ahead as he begins to build his new administration. From appointing new and unexpected members to his Cabinet and creating a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead, the president-elect has kept himself at the top of the news. What does this all mean for your bottom line? We get into it. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down the latest in the Trump 2.0 administration, from the president-elect’s relationship with Elon Musk and how it could impact the government, to the future of EV tax credits, and so more. Plus, Puck News Founding Partner, William D. Cohan joins the show to break all of this down further and provide additional insight on how the markets could react to Trump’s tariffs. Watch more episodes of Capitol Gains here. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  8. NOV 8

    Trump 2.0: What's next for the US economy

    After a long and historic election cycle, former President Donald Trump has been reelected and will become the 47th president of the United States. What will this mean for the nation and your bottom line? We get into it. In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down what happened on Election Day between both the Harris and Trump campaigns, review economic exit polling, and take a look forward at what’s next for the United States and the economy as the nation begins its transition into the new administration. The team is also joined by Oxford Economics US chief economist Ryan Sweet, who stops by the podcast to discuss the latest economic forecasting, in addition to the potential impact of Trump's tariffs on the economy. Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line. Our bottom line? It’s still the economy, stupid! We look at the big issues: from inflation, to taxation and everything in between. We’ve got team coverage from New York to Los Angeles, but we start at the heart of the action here in Washington DC.

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