Last month, when Statistics Canada delivered unexpected bad news about a second consecutive quarter of negative real-GDP growth, there was a frenzy of pooh-poohing and counter-pooh-poohing about ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued nine states to block them from regulating prediction markets such as Kalshi ...

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for ...

Kalshi published campaign-style updates on his odds, and Polymarket hosted multiple active markets on whether Pratt would ...

In April 2026, combined monthly global trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket hit $24 billion. It appears Meta now wants in.

The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites ...

Prediction markets have gone from a niche internet product to mainstream surprisingly quickly. The idea is simple: you put real money behind your forecast on a real-world event — who wins the election ...

Some mathematicians have predicted when humanity’s downfall might occur—though the circumstances are unspecified ...

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The U.S. is slated to face Paraguay Friday night, followed by matchups against Australia and Turkey. Could they make a deep run? Fans are already staking out early guesses on which team could go all ...

As the excitement for the upcoming FIFA World Cup intensifies, many fans and analysts focus on traditional powerhouses like Brazil, Argentina, and France as potential champions. However, a ...

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