Prediction markets traders aren’t confident in GameStop’s ability to take over eBay, according to contracts launched on Monday. Traders on Kalshi give GameStop just a 26% chance to pull off the acquisition in 2026, though total trading volume on the new contract was low at just over $2,000. GameStop announced on Sunday that it was…
A video still showing Cole Allen at the gym at the Hilton ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Courtesy: USAttyPirro An irritated federal judge on Monday said it appeared that Cole Allen, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has been treated more…
A job seeker holds a Now Hiring Correctional Officers paperwork from the Florida Department of Corrections during the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair held in the Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2026, in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi are penciling in a better-than consensus estimate…
Wall Street analysts came away from Greg Abel’s first annual meeting at Berkshire Hathaway broadly impressed with his command of the business, but underwhelmed by the company’s restrained pace of share buybacks. Despite Berkshire’s cash pile nearing $400 billion and a return to buybacks in early March, first-quarter repurchases totaled just $235 million, a figure…
The stock market may be near all-time highs, helped by the Magnificent Seven, but a look under the hood is showing some troubling breadth patterns. The S & P 500 soared more than 10% in April, its best month going back to November 2020, as strong earnings from the Magnificent Seven companies once again revived…
A UPS Boeing 767 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Louisville on January 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Shares of logistics giants UPS and FedEx sank on Monday after Amazon announced a new initiative to open up its supply chain networks to other businesses. Both stocks…
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA | WANA | Via Reuters Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi don’t think the Strait of Hormuz will see normal traffic flows until late summer or September. While the U.S. and Iran have maintained a ceasefire, Iran has…
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In this photo illustration, A packet of Mifepristone is seen at Wyoming’s last abortion clinic, Wellspring Center March 10, 2025 in Casper, Wyoming. Natalie Behring | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a lower court’s ban on the abortion pill mifepristone being sent through the mail. The administrative stay of the…
Advanced Micro Devices stock has jumped over the past month, but shares are poised to give up some of those gains as the company prepares to report first-quarter earnings that will likely meet, but not exceed, Wall Street’s expectations, according to HSBC. The investment bank has downgraded the semiconductor stock to hold from buy. It…
