FBI raids apartment of election betting site Polymarket's CEO and seizes cellphone, source says

Singer Chynna Phillips says she’s living apart from husband Billy Baldwin—derailing plans to sell $3.9M Santa Barbara home

The couple are trying a new arrangement: each living in a different home to see if absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

Business - MarketWatch - 21 hours ago

The stock market still leans to this candidate winning the presidential election

The Dow’s indication of who will win the U.S. presidency deserves to be taken seriously.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

These two crypto funds will likely do better if Trump wins. Here’s why.

Grayscale Investments’ Digital Large Cap Fund and Bitwise Asset Management’s Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund could provide attractive opportunities to bet on Donald Trump’s victory in next month’s ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Robinhood is joining the election-betting party by offering wagers on Harris and Trump

With the U.S. presidential election a week away, another brokerage is letting people bet on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Robinhood Rolls Out Presidential Election Derivatives as Another Predictive Bet Option

After a legal ruling allowed wagering on the Nov. 5 election, another retail trading platform adds the option, this time with event contracts.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Trump Media Stock Jumps Again as Traders Bet on Election

Shares of the Truth Social parent company continue to soar, pushing the market value of the firm above $10 billion.

Business - The New York Times - October 29

Investors step up bets that US election will trigger market volatility

Jitters sweep through bond and currency markets before presidential vote

World - Financial Times - November 1

Election betting is newly legal — and risks getting confused with polls

Wagers have been flooding in after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, raising concerns that the lines between elections and sports would blur.

Don’t take the betting market odds on Tuesday’s U.S. election too seriously

This year’s U.S. presidential election has suddenly made betting on politics a topic of mainstream conversation.

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

Gambling on 'vibes' — why the betting markets are getting the election all wrong

The betting markets currently have Donald Trump at a 62% chance of winning Tuesday's election, but this is based on the bettors' models that rely on social media engagement, which may not ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Brokerages are raking in millions from your presidential election bets

There’s a lot of money to be made off of election betting, and brokerages are cashing in.

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election

Dollar up and renewable energy stocks down, while shares in president-elect’s media business rise by more than a third. Analysis: Trump policies mean higher prices Business live – latest ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

How Trump’s Victory Grants Election Betting Platforms a Promising Future

Long prohibited by regulators, U.S. forecasting sites recently won the right to offer bets on national elections—a liberty Trump is unlikely to roll back after the bettors backed him to win.

Business - Inc. - November 6

Here’s how much money was bet on the 2024 presidential election

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election; here’s how much people wagered on the race

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Billions were bet on election odds using online markets

Election betting platforms brought in billions of dollars as users wagered on who would win Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.

Christie says he would bet 'about five bucks' on Harris

Former New Jersey governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said he would "bet about five bucks" on Vice President Harris winning the presidential election during an interview with ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Watch Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speak live on legal battle with SEC and upcoming election

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will speak at DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Exxon CEO on U.S. election: 'Not sure how 'drill, baby, drill' translates into policy'

Oil production will be driven by market dynamics, not the outcome of the presidential election, Darren Woods said.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is more than $2 billion richer after post-election stock pop

Coinbase's success in helping its candidates win their elections on Tuesday sent the company's stock price soaring, lifting CEO Brian Armstrong's net worth.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Fannie Mae CEO says she has never seen a housing market like this before

Fannie Mae CEO Priscilla Almodovar talks to MarketWatch about how the lock-in effect, high mortgage rates and climate risk are affecting home buyers.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Trump Says Apple CEO Tim Cook Called Him Over EU Fines

The GOP candidate said the tech boss spoke to him about penalties Apple received from European Union regulators and courts.

Business - Inc. - October 18

Trump says he'd hire a 78-year-old CEO. There aren't many of them.

Donald Trump said he'd appoint a CEO who is 78, his own age. But chief executives of top companies who are his age or older are rare.

Politics - CBS News - October 18

Fortune 500 CEO 'always' asks her employees this question—Harvard expert says it's great leadership: 'Well done'

TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett hosts “jam sessions” with small groups of employees so they can share their ideas, concerns and perspectives with her directly.

Business - CNBC - October 21

CEO of Europe defense company says region faces ‘wake-up call’ to boost spending

Countries have to start building capabilities and replenish stockpiles, said CEO of Swedish defense contractor Saab.

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

Ex-Abercrombie CEO used power, wealth and influence to traffic vulnerable men, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in the US said the men used force, fraud and coercion to engage in "violent and exploitive" sexual acts.

Starbucks’ latest financials sink shares, as CEO says it’s ‘harder to be a customer than it should be’

Shares of Starbucks fell on Tuesday after the coffee chain offered fresh signs of its struggle to bring back consumers, saying its turnaround efforts “will take time” as its new chief executive ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Latest in FBI raids apartment of election betting site Polymarket's CEO and seizes cellphone, source says