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nytimes.com - Ian Frisch - Prediction Markets and Casinos Go to War Over Sports Betting
Prediction Markets and Casinos Go to War Over Sports Betting
The New York Times

In just eight short years, sports gambling has gone from an illegal enterprise in the United States to a booming business that processes $220 billion worth of bets each year. This weekend alone, some $1.8 billion is set to be wagered on Super Bowl…

nytimes.com - Mike Wilson - Giannis Antetokounmpo joins prediction-market company Kalshi as investor
Giannis Antetokounmpo joins prediction-market company Kalshi as investor
The New York Times

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo announced on Friday that he is partnering with prediction-market service Kalshi as a shareholder. In doing so, Antetokounmpo became the first NBA player to invest in the company that offers financial…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Professional Gamblers Move Into Prediction Markets to Bleed You Dry
Professional Gamblers Move Into Prediction Markets to Bleed You Dry
Futurism

Following the federal government's wide-armed embrace of the tech, professional gamblers are flooding into prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's not hard to see why: in January alone, trading volume on Kalshi almost hit $10 billion…

businessinsider.com - Bryan Metzger - Prediction markets are booming. Some lawmakers are betting against them.
Prediction markets are booming. Some lawmakers are betting against them.
Business Insider

Ask a member of Congress about the rise of prediction markets, and there's a decent chance they'll air some concerns. 'I think it's bad,' said Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. 'Obviously, I'm not gonna make many friends with…

bbc.co.uk - Richard Price - National award win for Leek's refreshed indoor markets
National award win for Leek's refreshed indoor markets
BBC

Traders at a recently refurbished market hall are celebrating after winning best small indoor market at an industry awards ceremony. Leek's Butter Market and Trestle Market in the Staffordshire Moorlands reopened just over a year ago following a…

mirror.co.uk - Jennifer Pinto - The pretty little market town with the UK's best high street
The pretty little market town with the UK's best high street
The Mirror

It's easy to see why this was named the best place to live in the UK. It's got cobbled streets, Tudor buildings, colourful timber-framed houses, bustling market square, and range of independent businesses. After several days of rain, the sun…

slate.com - The Di-SaaS-ter That Cost Billions in Market Value?
The Di-SaaS-ter That Cost Billions in Market Value?
Slate

This week: Anthropic released an update that seems to have tipped the scales against Software as a Service companies, erasing billions in market value. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack why there was such a massive market…

bloomberg.com - Watch How the Debt Problem is Fueling the Gold Market
Watch How the Debt Problem is Fueling the Gold Market
Bloomberg

How the Debt Problem is Fueling the Gold Market The price of gold has experienced significant volatility this year, rising past $5,500 an ounce before plummeting in a matter of days. Yet overall, gold prices remain elevated from recent years and…

csmonitor.com - Patrik Jonsson - Prediction markets are booming. Why are their ads banned from the Super Bowl?
Prediction markets are booming. Why are their ads banned from the Super Bowl?
The Christian Science Monitor

A growing number of Americans are betting on game scores, weather patterns, technology releases, and even when singer Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce will get married. They are joining prediction markets – online pools wagering…

cnn.com - Tara Coughlin - Scott Galloway breaks down the economy, markets, and consumer led protest movements | CNN Business
Scott Galloway breaks down the economy, markets, and consumer led protest movements | CNN Business
CNN

Professor Scott Galloway joins Smerconish to break down the state of the economy, the stock market's surge, and his arguments for consumer-driven protest.

fastcompany.com - Lance Lambert - Housing market inventory power: Where states stand heading into spring
Housing market inventory power: Where states stand heading into spring
Fast Company

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. When assessing home price momentum, ResiClub believes it's important to monitor active listings and months of supply. If active…

bloomberg.com - Emily Graffeo - Tech's AI Push Risks a Bond Market Blowback: Credit Weekly
Tech's AI Push Risks a Bond Market Blowback: Credit Weekly
Bloomberg

The biggest tech companies are gearing up to spend even more on artificial intelligence than investors had anticipated, and money managers increasingly fear that whatever happens, credit markets will get hit. Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and other…

mlive.com - Christopher Feery | Special Correspondant - Super Bowl halftime show and other popular novelty markets
Super Bowl halftime show and other popular novelty markets
mlive

Seattle and New England will battle on Sunday night at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Super Bowl matchup looks incredibly appealing on paper, but interest goes beyond what's going to happen on the field. At Kalshi, there are several…

bloomberg.com - Julian Hast - ​​The Two Minutes That Made Traders Lose Faith in the Gas Market
​​The Two Minutes That Made Traders Lose Faith in the Gas Market
Bloomberg

More than a week after an extreme bout of volatility roiled the US natural gas market, traders are still fuming over a glitch they say sowed chaos in a key commodity market. During a record-breaking surge in gas futures on Jan. 27, the New York…

bloomberg.com - Leonard Kehnscherper - Private Markets Push for World's Wealthy Runs Into AI Meltdown
Private Markets Push for World's Wealthy Runs Into AI Meltdown
Bloomberg

The salespeople on the front line of a private-markets push to win over the world's wealthy are quite adept at fielding questions on opacity, liquidity and valuation. Their list of tricky talking points just got a new addition — the…

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