Markets

Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
October 22, 2025  |  Markets

The prediction-market moment is here. At its best, the embrace of events-based contracts could represent a new asset-class: event outcomes traded with derivatives-grade infrastructure transparency...

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Analysts to Watch for Signs of Headwinds in Banks’ Earnings Reports
Analysts to Watch for Signs of Headwinds in Banks’ Earnings Reports
October 13, 2025  |  Economy

With several banks set to report their third quarter earnings this week, analysts reportedly expect them to show strong growth but will also be looking...

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Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
June 18, 2025  |  Markets

Private equity (PE) groups are sitting on roughly $1 trillion in unsold assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Stablecoins Hit the Street and FinTech Funding Targets Lending Platforms
Stablecoins Hit the Street and FinTech Funding Targets Lending Platforms
June 06, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

The most visible sign this week of enthusiasm for FinTechs — call it a form of financial enthusiasm, perhaps — was, arguably, the stratospheric rise...

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VC Investor Confidence Drops in ‘Increasingly Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment’
VC Investor Confidence Drops in ‘Increasingly Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment’
June 06, 2025  |  Investments

The share of venture capital (VC) investors who expect VC funding to rise over the next year has fallen by 20 percentage points over the...

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IPO Activity Halts Amid Tariff-Driven Market Chaos
IPO Activity Halts Amid Tariff-Driven Market Chaos
April 22, 2025  |  Markets

Companies have reportedly put their initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold amid the market chaos caused by the announcements of new U.S. tariffs that...

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Bank of England Delays $779 Million Bond Sale After Tariff Turmoil
Bank of England Delays $779 Million Bond Sale After Tariff Turmoil
April 10, 2025  |  Banking

England’s central bank has postponed a bond sale following an uptick in tariff-related market pressure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Shadow Banking’s Global Risks and Liquidity Concerns Loom Amid Market Turmoil 
Shadow Banking’s Global Risks and Liquidity Concerns Loom Amid Market Turmoil 
April 09, 2025  |  Banking

The carnage in global stock and bond markets wrought by the trade war being waged between the United States and just about everybody else continues....

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Chilly Winds Ahead for FinTech IPOs as Klarna Puts Public Listing on Ice
Chilly Winds Ahead for FinTech IPOs as Klarna Puts Public Listing on Ice
April 04, 2025  |  Markets

To get a sense of just how volatile the markets are — and how fragile things will be for FinTechs looking to go public, or...

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