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Concerns over 2024 election betting
New data shows more than $100 million has been legally wagered on the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidential race. Koleman Strumpf, the Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy at ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
The Guy Behind the Fake AI Halloween Parade Listing Says You’ve Got It All Wrong
An SEO agency owner says he is “very depressed” after one of his AI-assisted Halloween parade listings misled revelers in Dublin, Ireland.Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
Whether you vote for Harris or Trump, it’s a sure bet the stock market will thrive
Inflation could be a problem, but real growth and profits should be robust.Business - MarketWatch - October 19 -
DJT stock soars amid Donald Trump's rise in the betting markets
Trump Media's shares have soared with the former President Donald Trump's rise in the betting markets.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Presidential Betting Markets Are a Real-Time Experiment for Regulators—and It Could End Poorly
Billions have been wagered on the presidential election on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The bets are comically bullish on Trump. Are gamblers about to lose a bunch of money?Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
Trump’s lead over Harris in betting market erodes as platforms tighten odds
Top platforms had placed Republican ahead but Democrat is catching up and even leads on one app. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates Betting markets have narrowed ...World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago -
Election 2024 is all about sex
The 2024 presidential election has seen Donald Trump's campaign focus on sexual issues, such as taxpayer-funded sex-change surgeries for prisoners, while Kamala Harris' campaign is emphasizing ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
What's behind all the volatility in the bond market, plus Amazon lifts stocks
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault
From being asked what they were wearing to having their bodies critiqued, rape victims are still subjected to old-fashioned myths.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
What's wrong with baseball's best closer? Why Guardians' Emmanuel Clase has struggled in 2024 playoffs
Clase has been hit hard by the Yankees and the Tigers, putting up unthinkable numbers in OctoberSports - CBS Sports - October 19 -
Why our ideas about protest and mob psychology are dangerously wrong | Dan Hancox
Myths about the madness of crowds, long propagated by politicians and the establishment, have been overturned by new research. . . I don’t expect measured analysis from Suella Braverman, but even ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
A look at what's wrong with Aaron Rodgers-led Jets, why problems go well beyond poor QB performance
Pinpointing the issues for this 2-6 team after the Week 8 loss to the PatriotsSports - CBS Sports - October 28 -
I’m planning to loan my son money to build a house — he was priced out of the housing market. What could go wrong?
”I haven’t heard of anyone doing this, so I’m not sure it’s even legal.”Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Here’s Why the Gender Pay Gap Is Getting Wider
Reversing a 20-year trend, the gap between men’s and women’s wages increased in 2023.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Why fewer teens get help with the costs of college
The number of teenage students getting the £40-a-week help with costs has halved since 2010.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Prediction Markets Could Reshape Elections Forever
Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood give bettors and gamblers a say on who takes the White House.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
Lenders get creative to finance small businesses in developing markets
Start-ups use novel lending practices to extend credit to underserved groupsWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
Get Offline: Marketing Strategies for Community Building in the AI Era
AI might mimic human interaction, but the real thing will always be irreplaceable.Business - Inc. - October 17 -
This massive flooring company says the housing market will get better — next year
Mohawk Industries’ product mix has been hit by consumers trading down and by new construction outpacing higher-value remodeling.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
Stock market suffers a Halloween selloff as tech investors get the chills
A confluence of frightful factors sank stocks on the final day of October.Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
Jim Cramer explains why the Magnificent Seven have lasting strength in the market
The Magnificent Seven includes Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
Why Einhorn says it’s the most expensive stock market in decades
One leading hedge fund says it’s not just tech stocks with nosebleed valuations.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Why investors should be worried about the market’s ‘invincibility syndrome’
Too much optimism means there aren’t many left to buy stocks, says hedge fund manager.Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
Trump tariffs: Why stock-market investors are underrating impact
Donald Trump’s most unconventional policy proposal is also one he’s been most consistent in promoting: universal tariffs.Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
Markets are moving in mysterious ways — and Wall Street is struggling to explain why
Traditional relationships between stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities like gold are breaking down once again in 2024. This time, even many financial professionals are at a loss to explain ...Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
Why the bond market may have it entirely backwards on Trump and Harris
A reduction in labor supply would weigh on the U.S. economy, and impact the bond market.Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
All the battleground states to watch during the 2024 election
Seven battleground states, any of which could swing to either the Democrats or Republicans, hold the keys to the 2024 election contest between Trump and Harris.Top stories - CBS News - 19 hours ago -
Make do and mend: a Welsh cottage gets all dressed up
A sheepskin bootmaker has furnished her lovely yellow house in Wales with home-made, second-hand and repurposed materials. We’d always wanted to live in this area of Wales,” says Xanthe Dewsnap. ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
‘I don’t have much hope for a Harris presidency’: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israeli apartheid and what the media gets wrong about Palestine
One of the most penetrating critics of US racism discusses the reception to his new book and why talking about Palestine offered him a way to understand the world. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book The ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right | Kojo Koram
The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it. You could be mistaken for thinking that reparations are some wacky idea ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Betting markets put chance of Trump win at 3-month high, but analysts express some skepticism
Donald Trump’s chance of winning the White House race has climbed to levels last seen in late July, but some analysts are questioning the latest action in the betting markets.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Forget betting on Trump vs. Harris. These people are wagering that Costco will raise the price of its $1.50 hot dog–and–soda deal.
Kalshi, a New York-based exchange platform, is letting traders predict what the future holds for the famed Costco combo.Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
Former All-Pro CB on the market? Rams give Tre'Davious White permission to seek a trade before the deadline
White has been a healthy scratch for the past few gamesSports - CBS Sports - October 28 -
Here’s Why Employers May Get More Involved in Workers’ Health Care
The Business Group on Health wants to help business owners address rising health coverage costs. That may require more attention to the treatments workers receive.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Alienation effect: why film-makers can’t get enough of Franz Kafka
A string of auteur directors – from Orson Welles to Steven Soderbergh to Lorenza Mazzetti – have fallen for Kafka’s visionary brilliance, with always-intriguing results. There are director’s cuts, ...World - The Guardian - October 16