3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (839+ words) Prediction markets that rode politics and sports to new heights the past two years are betting on their convergence this autumn to drive even more adoption. In 2024, event contract exchanges entered the mainstream with trades tied to the presidential election…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (696+ words) Over a dozen U.S. colleges now have a sticker price of more than $100,000 a year, but even with soaring price tags, many high-priced schools are under intense economic strain. As the cost ticks higher, tuition revenue has actually fallen, research by…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (355+ words) CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday said a familiar combination of rising oil prices, stubborn inflation and higher interest rates is flashing a warning sign for investors heading into the final months of the year. "At the end of the day,…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago   (436+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, after a wave of insiders at frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI stepped up public warnings of risks from the technology. When asked if he had…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (289+ words) The United Arab Emirates plans to invest 40 billion euros ($46.4 billion) in Germany as the two countries deepen their economic ties, with data center infrastructure forming a key part of the investment. The investment was announced during a state visit to…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (204+ words) Warren Buffett once said interest rates are to asset prices what gravity is to matter. If the options market is correct, things could get heavy. Case in point: the TLT, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, which seeks to track…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1002+ words) What I'm hearing from energy insiders It was one of the most eye-opening and fascinating business trips in my 30-year career: the opportunity to travel to Venezuela to witness firsthand the signing of oil deals between the government in Caracas…...