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How prediction markets mirrored the chaos of the college football coaching carousel

In November, Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz's name popped to the top of a list. The list? A ranking on the prediction market Kalshi for who would be Penn State's next permanent head coach after James Franklin's firing. On Nov. 19, Drinkwitz…

For Japanese markets in 2025, it was politics, politics, more politics and AI

It was a dramatic year of ups and downs in Japanese markets with a wide range of forces and factors at work, from interest rates to artificial intelligence. Most of all, 2025 was a year in which political leaders had an outsized effect on stocks…

Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat market

Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her homeschooling since she left China's grueling public school system. Her parents withdrew her from her Shanghai…

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0832 GMT – London's miners rise in opening trade as precious metal prices stabilize after declines on Monday.

Market Basket board files motion to sanction Artie T

A trial over Arthur T. Demoulas' position as CEO of Market Basket was help in mid-December in Delaware. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald, File) The board of the Market Basket grocery store chain filed a motion for sanctions against the company's former…

Are There More Market Holidays This Week?

New Year's Eve falls this Wednesday. U.S. bond markets will close early, at 2 p.m. ET. U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, for New Year's Day. Numerous markets across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas will also be…

Will It Be Easier For First-Time Homebuyers to Jump into the Market in 2026?

The affordability challenges that first-time homebuyers have been facing aren't likely to improve much in 2026. Mortgage rates are expected to continue to hover around 6%, while home prices are likely to rise by 4%, according to the National…

Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0332 GMT – The coming annual tech trade show, CES, could herald a key year for consumer AI…

Amid uncertainty at home, tatami-makers find a new market: foreign buyers

On a crisp winter's day, Toshiyuki Namigai, who runs a tatami business in Tokyo, spreads out sheets of woven materials of varying thickness as he speaks with a regular customer — Anton Wormann, a Swedish entrepreneur who revives old…

Mapperly asylum which is now on the market has a storied history - BBC News

One of Nottingham's most striking buildings has been put up for sale, but what stories lie behind the imposing facade of Duncan Macmillan House? Built at the height of the Victorian era to cope with surging demand, what was then Mapperley Asylum…

Using wheelchair gave me new view of Christmas market issues' - BBC News

Image source, The Wheel Life Liverpool The leader of Liverpool City Council has accepted there is 'a lot of work to do' to make its Christmas market more accessible - after attending the attraction as a wheelchair user. Liam Robinson was invited by…

How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors

At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the crowd…

Boomers Are Releasing Their Grip on the Home Market

I'm Justin Fox, and this is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a surprisingly affordable selection of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. After big house-price increases in 2021 and 2022 and a more than doubling of mortgage rates in 2022 and 2023…

Luxor Writing Instruments appoints Keshav Anand as GM - Marketing

Luxor Writing Instruments has appointed Keshav Anand as general manager – Marketing. In this role, Anand will lead marketing for the category and oversee brand-led initiatives across the company's portfolio. Anand joins Luxor with over a…