WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff breaks down the increasing volume of the “mentions” markets on prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. Photo Illustration: Annie Zhao The arrest of a soldier charged ...

Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a U.S. Army special forces soldier, accusing him of using his insider knowledge of the clandestine military operation to capture ...

A new executive order seen by WIRED prohibits New York state employees from using insider knowledge to enrich themselves with prediction market bets. New York has banned state employees from using ...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission asked for public input on how to trim down the cost and scope of trading data that exchanges and brokers report to a controversial market-tracking system. The ...

The White House warned staffers not to use insider information to place bets on prediction markets as critics grow suspicious of lucrative trading activity around the Iran war. A White House official ...

The directive came amid a surge of suspiciously well-timed trades on oil and prediction markets just ahead of crucial moments in the conflict. By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington The White ...

A Kalshi advertisement at a bus stop in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2026. Reporter The White House reportedly sent a staff-wide email warning against placing trades and bets using confidential ...

The 84-acre Arrowhead Lakes Golf Course in Galena has been sold to a homebuilder for nearly $5 million. The site is set to be redeveloped into a mixed-use community with 221 housing units and ...

I present to you the curious case of Julio Rodríguez. By now, many of you are familiar with the outfielder’s reputation as a slow starter. Over the course of his five-year career, Rodríguez has hit ...

Charles Schwab is expanding deeper into digital assets, announcing plans for a forthcoming product that will allow clients to buy and sell bitcoin directly. Financial services giant Charles Schwab is ...

More than 40 Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to provide guidance underscoring that federal employees cannot use nonpublic information to trade on prediction markets. Led by ...

The bill proposes to prohibit government officials from using insider information to bet on prediction market contracts, with fines up to double the amount of profits. US lawmakers have introduced a ...