Platforms like Kalshi let millions wager on sports and pop culture. They’re now hoping institutions will use them for big-ticket trading like hedging. By Michael J. de la Merced Most people use ...

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Fannie Mae forecasts slight increases in home sales through 2026 and 2027. New construction remains limited by labor shortages, inflation, and slow permitting. Real estate investors can expect higher ...

Sixteen states are involved in legal proceedings with prediction market platforms, while one state has moved to ban them. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued six states to defend what it ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stressed the importance of establishing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “exclusive authority” over prediction markets and vowed to protect the ...

Prediction markets allow people to trade on the outcome of real-world events, from basketball games to elections. And trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket – the two leading prediction markets – has ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission purged its ranks, dialed back its enforcement and boosted industries in which President Trump’s family is heavily invested. The building in Washington that ...

Almost half of those planning on betting on the World Cup will do so at a prediction market, according to a new survey released Thursday. The figures come from the SEON World Cup Survey, which ...

It's a big-league showdown in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final when EPL champion Arsenal and French Ligue 1 winner and reigning UCL champion PSG face off in the 2026 Champions League final on ...

The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros aim to bounce back from challenging starts to the week when they face off in a Friday matinee to being a three-game interleague series. The Cubs (29-21) just got ...

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 ...