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Prediction Market Making Is Hard

I write about sports gambling around here more than I used to, because sports gambling has become pretty closely integrated with postmodern financial markets. Sometimes, when I write about sports gambling, I get emails from readers explaining that…

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

The market was packed, like it was every Saturday, when the Nigerian air force jets screamed overhead. Soon after, swathes of trading stalls at a market in Jilli, a small town in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, were reduced to ash, with…

Cumberland House Bradford mill building back on the market

Chris Young, Local Democracy Reporting Service and Aisha Iqbal, Bradford political reporter An empty mill building in Bradford that was proposed as the site for a new school for children with special educational needs and disabilities has been put…

Sam Frost and fiancé put their $1.2 million Noosa home on the market

READ MORE: Sam Frost reveals how she saved her child after health scare Former Home and Away actress Sam Frost and her fiancé Jordie Hansen are selling their bushland getaway in Queensland. No price has been listed for the three-bedroom…

ESG Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering ESG Impact Investing. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 10:00 ET and 17:00 ET. 0646 ET – Higher natural-gas prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East will drive up demand for heat pumps…

Basketball betting rollout halted as govt evaluates impact of prediction market platforms: source

The HKSAR government has recently notified the Hong Kong Jockey Club to pause the implementation of basketball betting activities, which were initially planned to launch as early as September this year, according to an exclusive source from the…

Booming Weather Prediction Markets Could Improve Forecasting

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Dozens killed in air strike on market by Nigerian military

April 13 (UPI) -- More than 50 people were killed in an air strike at a Nigerian market by the Nigerian military, and some say the death toll is much higher. The market was in northeast Nigeria along the border between Borno and Yobe states. The…

Kalshi Is Half Right About Prediction Markets and Gambling

Kalshi Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Tarek Mansour has an argument why prediction markets shouldn't be regulated as gambling. Traditional sportsbooks, he argues, are ' essentially a product that is designed for customers to lose. '…

A veteran strategist is warning of a 'disturbing' pattern flashing in the US labor market

The US job market could be headed down a troubling path, Jim Paulsen says. The veteran strategist and former chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group said he was eyeing an unusual disconnect related to the labor market: while job growth…

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0512 ET – GSK's encouraging data for drug candidate mo-rez in gynecological cancers underscores the…

The quiet cruelty of 'ghost jobs' in today's hiring market

With layoffs still dominating headlines, many job seekers assume the biggest challenge in today's market is competition. But new research suggests another obstacle may be quietly draining applicants' time and emotional energy: job postings that may…

Performance can't replace brand: Why marketers must balance metrics with meaning

Performance marketing has never been more precise. It can find, target and convert users at scale. Yet, somewhere between dashboards and decision rooms, a quiet tension is emerging. Are brands optimising themselves into irrelevance? This question…

Metro Atlanta baker turns family recipes into farmers market business

UKIE: UK games market reaches £8.7bn in 2025

The UK games market reached £8.7 billion in 2025, according to UKIE's annual consumer games market valuation. Software sales grew 7% to £6.03 billion, and digital console sales rose 9.2% year-on-year to £2.49 billion. Hardware…