Prediction markets are moving into the mainstream, giving investors a new way to watch crowd expectations – and a risky way ...

Prediction markets have gained serious momentum in recent years, but this rising industry can be a little bit overwhelming ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Kalshi is one of the leading prediction markets disrupting the financial and sports betting industries. Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg / NurPhoto via Getty Images At this year’s Super Bowl, prediction ...

How many times will Elon Musk post on X today? Will Donald Trump do anything this week? Hantavirus pandemic in 2026? Where will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding occur? Oh, and who will win the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Billions of dollars are changing hands each week on prediction markets, sites whose ...

The political fight in the US over the future of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi has escalated into a full-blown war, and battle lines aren't being neatly drawn along party lines.

When Troy Dixon first suggested incorporating prediction markets into the electronic trading platform where he works, he was met with incredulity. “People told us we were crazy,” Dixon, Tradeweb’s ...

As prediction markets continue to go mainstream, they are following the same trajectory as crypto. Wall Street firms and top fintech companies are now embracing prediction markets, much as they began ...

Three books unpack our infatuation with prediction, and what we lose when we outsource this task to machines. To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying ...