If you think Punxsutawney Phil was feeling the pressure on Groundhog Day, just wait until someone asks you to predict today's Super Bowl LX. Better yet, try placing a bet on the exact score between ...

Kalshi and Polymarket say their prediction markets are not subject to gambling laws and taxes. The casino industry is lobbying to shut them down as a wave of court cases take on the question. By Ian ...

Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to see a record $1.76 billion wagered with sportsbooks. Emboldened by loosened restrictions from federal regulators, a newer form of betting — prediction markets — will ...

Prediction markets are offering Super Bowl-related bets "masquerading" as event contracts, NY Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. Prediction markets are susceptible to insider trading ...

New York's very own Staten Island Chuck predicted whether or not we will, beyond a shadow of a doubt, see more winter. The groundhog was ranked as the most accurate weather-predicting groundhog in ...

Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks ...

Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket have consumed the sports world throughout the past year, but the NFL wants no part in it for Super Bowl 2026. There will be no prediction market ...

Earth is closer than ever to global catastrophe as major world powers grow increasingly confrontational and cooperative efforts to reduce existential risks break down, a group of scientists warned ...

The “single greatest predictor” of future stock-market returns has never been more bearish. This indicator is based on the average U.S. household’s allocation to equities. It was introduced in 2013, ...

Ms. Scanlon is the author of “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work” and Kyla’s Newsletter. Prediction markets have exploded into mainstream American life. Platforms like Polymarket and ...

An outcry over insider trading erupted after one Polymarket user made $400,000 betting that Maduro would be ousted, hours before it happened. Here’s why the godfather of prediction markets thinks it's ...

Google will begin allowing ads for prediction markets in the U.S. starting Jan. 21, but only from federally regulated entities. Who qualifies. Eligibility is limited to CFTC-authorized Designated ...