Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are booming, but they’re facing questions about users betting on information that is not publicly available, from Super Bowl performances to geopolitical crises. Advocates for the platforms say they are "truth machines" but critics say they’re a new vehicle for insider trading. WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff explains how users are making fortunes, and why regulators are starting to take notice. Ryan Knutson hosts.
Politicians from across the spectrum have been paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader who has died aged 84. We talk to the US Congressman Danny Davis who's known personally since he was a young man
Also on the programme: Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main "guiding principles" to resolve their dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme; and we ask whether Russian athletes will be allowed again to take part in the Olympics?
(Photo: US civil rights campaigner Reverend Jesse Jackson stands on the Thames riverside in Lambeth, south London, after launching Operation Black Vote in upcoming UK general elections. Credit: PA John Stillwell)
P.M. Edition for Feb. 17. In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 10 million people are facing hunger as the M23 rebel group is getting in the way of people accessing food. Journal reporter Nicholas Bariyo explains what’s caused the shortages. Plus, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount head back to the bargaining table. And New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he could raise property taxes by almost 10%. Alex Ossola hosts.
Investors are still rattled by AI worries. Plus: Eric Trump takes an Israeli drone weapons company public through a merger with a small Florida construction firm. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen is joined by analysts Sanmeet Deo and Dan Caplinger as each gives a stock pick they think can outperform in a “worst case” economic environment of rising inflation, lower-than-expected rate cuts, and slowing economic growth.
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- Sanmeet introduces us to a company that is “fitting” into the mold
- Emily wraps up with a pitch for a pest-control parent company
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Ludwig von Mises’s first major work was The Theory of Money and Credit in which he explained the role of money in the economy and also pointed out what causes the boom-bust cycle. It remains an important classic in Austrian economics.
It's bizarre to think that -- not too long ago -- the idea of having something as powerful as a smart phone in your pocket would seem like something out of Star Trek. But now these handy devices go with us throughout most of our lives. A steady stream of feel-good chemicals from social media, dangerously convenient ways of buying things through apps, health and location tracking and more. And every piece of data is, somehow, tracked. While it's no secret that companies use information like this for targeted advertising, the true potential of this data aggregation, and the true danger this aggregation poses for society, has only recently come to light. Join the guys to learn more about what happens in a world where you become your phone.
In December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would ban hospitals from receiving any Medicare and Medicaid funding if they offer gender-affirming care for minors. Today, Kimberly checks in with Marketplace’s Samantha Fields to hear about her reporting on how this is affecting health care providers across the country. Plus, we’ll get into how the proposed rule fits into a larger wave of restrictions on transgender health care, years in the making.
From FCC Chair Brendan Carr—who keeps trying to silence the political opinions of late night TV comedians, to DHS pressuring social media companies to expose anti-ICE accounts, and to the willingness of serial killer RFK, Jr and his MAHA cohort to stack up dead children so they can keep their antivax con going—it’s clear the shamelessness of MAGA knows no bounds. But even if the coalition that delivered Trump’s victory in ‘24 has been shattered, the Dems have to skip the seven-point policy plans and focus on the economy and Trump’s corruption. And Dem candidates need to do their own tweeting. Plus, the potential legal peril for Kristi and Corey, Virginia went big and bold against Republicans on redistricting, and an homage to Jesse Jackson.
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