Making Millions Betting

Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws

Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators. Read more: Fearing toxic waste, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Erdoğan makes risky bet on peace with Kurds

Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations

Financial Times - 5d

This Startup Just Raised $50 Million to Make Next-Gen Solar Panels

Tandem PV has a bright idea: Develop solar panels that are both thinner and more efficient.

Inc. - 1d

ETFs that allow investors to make big bets on market moves are gaining in popularity

Leveraged ETFs amplify the daily returns of an index or stock using financial derivatives.

CNBC - Feb. 24

PGA Tour $1 million parlay picks, prediction, odds for 2025 Cognizant Classic: Get a giant return on a $10 bet

SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen locked in a $10 six-leg PGA Tour parlay that pays over $1.2 million for the Cognizant Classic 2025

CBS Sports - Feb. 26

PGA Tour $1 million parlay picks, odds for 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Get a huge return on a $10 bet

SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen locked in a $10 nine-leg PGA Tour parlay that pays almost $1.1 million for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025

CBS Sports - 22h

‘Real Housewives’ star Kyle Richards makes emotional update to $8.5 million California home after split from husband

Richards said she’s trying to move on from her 27-year marriage to her now estranged husband.

MarketWatch - 6d

Vikings make $40 million decision on Sam Darnold: QB won't be hit with franchise tag after career year

Darnold played like one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL for much of the season, but faded down the stretch

CBS Sports - 1d

This stock market pro is following Warren Buffett’s lead, saying it’s ‘not a time to be making big bets’

Strategist David Rosenberg: ‘It’s a time to hunker down.’ Cash, defensive stocks and non-U.S. markets are your best choices now, he says.

MarketWatch - 1d

37-year-old had just $10,000 in cash savings after her divorce—now she makes nearly $1 million: 'I had to make a drastic change'

How Venus Wang built a seven-figure investment portfolio after divorce left her unemployed with just $10,000 in savings.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Millions in the dark in Chile after blackout

SANTIAGO, Chile — A sweeping blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, stranding commuters, knocking out traffic lights, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving millions of people across the South ...

NBC News - Feb. 26

Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension

The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and ...

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Matthew Stafford could join the $50 million club

Under his current contract, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will make $27 million in 2025.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million to Workers for Pocketing Their Tips

The payments, part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office over a practice that ended in 2019, will return as much as $14,000 to some workers.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions

The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights.

BBC News - Feb. 27

Schiff: Millions of Americans 'downright ashamed' of Trump

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a longtime critic of President Trump, said he thinks millions of Americans are ashamed of the president “for the first time” over his efforts to strike a deal with ...

The Hill - 6d

Oscars Draw 18 Million Viewers, an 8% Drop

The show was broadcast on ABC, as it has been for decades, but also streamed live on Hulu, where there were glitches.

The New York Times - 2d

Making Terminator 2D: NO FATE

Terminator 2D: NO FATE is an upcoming officially licensed 2D action side-scroller published by Reef Entertainment and developed by Bitmap Bureau, launching on PS5®, PS4®, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox ...

GameSpot - 6d

Trump makes investment announcement

Watch live coverage as President Trump makes an investment announcement at the White House.

NBC News - 2d

WBD adds 6.4 million Max subscribers, forecasts 150 million subs by end of 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday it added 6.4 million global streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter for a total of 116.9 million subscribers.

CNBC - 6d

Sources: Fresno State subject of betting inquiry

Fresno State has removed one player from the men's basketball team and suspended two others as the school has drawn scrutiny for potential ties to sports gambling, sources confirmed to ESPN prior ...

ESPN - Feb. 22

Why the Lakers are betting big on small ball

The Lakers' victory against the Nuggets showcased the potential impact of a small-ball lineup.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25

Currency investors grow wary of bets on Trump tariffs

FX volatility expectations fall after traders ‘burned’ trying to react to US president’s trade threats

Financial Times - 4d

The silver screen on the sportsbooks: Inside betting on the Academy Awards

Ever wonder how sportsbooks make odds on ... movies? Doug Greenberg goes inside the lines of the 97th Oscars.

ESPN - 3d

US stocks struggle as ‘America First’ bets backfire

European assets were predicted to suffer under Trump but are now surging

Financial Times - 8h

How To Make A Water Elevator In Minecraft

A water elevator might not be one of the first base upgrades you make in Minecraft , but it's incredibly useful once you understand how to design one. What it does is allow you to vertically ...

GameSpot - Feb. 20

Please Don’t Make the Starbucks Mistake

By trying to please everyone—including freeloaders—the coffee company ultimately began alienating the paying customers.

Inc. - Feb. 25

Who Makes the Red Carpet? Steve.

Steve Olive, who has worked in the event carpet business for more than three decades, is the man the Academy trusts to get its iconic rug just right.

The New York Times - Feb. 27

Betraying Ukraine will not make America great

Moscow could terminate its war in Ukraine today if it so chose.

The Hill - 1d

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program

ABC News - Feb. 18

FireAid distributes first $50 million to L.A. wildfire relief groups

These grants coming from the massive benefit concert in January will prioritize immediate recovery services for displaced residents, workers, small-business owners and first responders.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18

HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million

Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Inside MrBeast’s $100K, 100 Million View NBA All-Star Stunt

YouTube powerhouse MrBeast’s viral stunt in the middle of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Tournament has already earned the league more than 100 million views on its own social channels, in the latest ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation

Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement

ABC News - Feb. 19

OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in early December, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, tells CNBC.

CNBC - Feb. 20

IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes

The IRS has begun laying off more than 6,000 new and newly promoted employees across the country as part of the push to slash the federal government, sources say.

ABC News - Feb. 20

Court Approves $795 Million Debt Deal for Spirit Airlines

A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge approved the Spirit Airlines’ restructuring proposal.

Inc. - Feb. 20

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