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Someone profited handsomely after winning an unlikely short-term bet on Nicolás Maduro's fate. The win kicked off a round of intense scrutiny of prediction markets.

Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s ...

Prediction market apps are thriving in President Trump's second term, with traders betting on everything from migrant deportations to election outcomes. A look at what's driving the industry's boom.

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday following Wednesday’s gains. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher. The indices settled higher on Wednesday, gaining more than 1% during the session after ...

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, earnings, lede and the headline were updated in the story. U.S.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 is near, but is the stock market open on MLK Day? Bond, futures, Nasdaq, NYSE? Here's the ...

This uptrend has elevated copper from being a quietly indispensable industrial metal to a representation of significant ...

Prediction markets are growing rapidly, allowing users to bet not just on sports games, but on almost anything the public ...

Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes ...