Business & Financial

Intrade Adds Wachovia to Bank Closure Options

The online predictions market - Intrade - which is based out of Dublin, Ireland and takes bets from US citizens, today added Wachovia Bank to its growing list of banks with odds of closing.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jul/16/2008

US Banks to Fail: Prediction Market Lists Odds

Online gambling site Intrade had posted odds for a handful of US bank failure possibilities Tuesday, with very few bidders thus far.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jul/15/2008

Which Bank Will Fail Next? Oddsmakers Ponder the Question

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jul/14/2008

Starbucks Doesn't Buck Trend: GM Sinks to Lowest Levels Since 1954

A recession is brewing. Coffee at more than 600 Starbucks stores will stop being brewed as a result.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jul/04/2008

Breaking News

Kalshi Election Betting Full Speed Ahead

The financial reform advocacy group Better Markets blasted the CFTC’s decision to drop the appeal, calling it “a stark betrayal of the public interest.”