Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...

At least three ETF shops are interested in rolling out funds that hold event contracts tied to the outcome of U.S. elections. The fund proposals signal a move by the industry to offer ...

Individual investors who embraced high-risk, high-reward stock bets in recent years are now flocking to prediction markets. For the cohort that piled into options—which give the right to buy or sell a ...

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a video ...

From litigation to federal prisons to criminal investigations, artificial intelligence appears to have touched nearly every corner of the Department of Justice in the past year. Just two years ago, ...

Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to see a record $1.76 billion wagered with sportsbooks. Emboldened by loosened restrictions from federal regulators, a newer form of betting — prediction markets — will ...

DraftKings is using prediction markets to enter areas where sports betting isn't legal. Flutter Entertainment is using prediction markets to expand its FanDuel platform. Robinhood Markets is offering ...

Prediction market contracts enable investors to predict the future price of a specific cryptocurrency or the outcome of a specific cryptocurrency event. Prediction market contracts are regulated by ...

Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket have consumed the sports world throughout the past year, but the NFL wants no part in it for Super Bowl 2026. There will be no prediction market ...

Ms. Scanlon is the author of “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work” and Kyla’s Newsletter. Prediction markets have exploded into mainstream American life. Platforms like Polymarket and ...

Event contracts are viewed as information, but also assets, making it all the more difficult to figure out which rules do and don't apply to them. Prediction markets are regulated by the Commodity ...