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French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket
French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket
Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,
France’s Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket.
Prediction websites are considered illegal gambling, the ANJ said in a Friday press release.
The regulator said that Polymarket’s operations are not authorized in France and that advertising unauthorized gambling sites constitutes a criminal offense with fines of up to 100,000 euros ($114,000).
Prediction markets allow users to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of future events, from...
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Why Is Consumer Sentiment At Record Lows?
Why Is Consumer Sentiment At Record Lows?
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via substack,
Consumer sentiment is at record lows because there is zero visibility on any real-world trends that would be positive for the bottom 90%. Vague promises of super-abundance are not visibility.
Why is consumer sentiment at record lows while the stock market is at record highs? The media / social media are ablaze with coverage and commentary on this K-shaped economy, for example: The Stock Market Has Never Been So Good When People Have Felt So Bad: Stocks are partying like it’s 1999....
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Jun 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Randi Whinegarten
Randi Whinegarten
Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness,
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote a hyperbolic piece titled "America's Teachers Can't Afford to Teach," which appeared in Time magazine on June 11.
The excessively whiny article is filled with half-truths meant to make readers feel sorry for impoverished, underpaid teachers. Among other things, she asserts that the vast majority of American educators are living paycheck to paycheck, taking on debt to buy groceries, and facing other financial hardships.
She maintains that the pay gap between "teachers and other...
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Apr 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Oil Up, Stocks Down As War Rhetoric Rises, Deadlines Loom
Oil Up, Stocks Down As War Rhetoric Rises, Deadlines Loom
After a long weekend of kinetic and verbal escalation (and a strong payrolls print), and with President Trump reminded Iran that his deadline for a deal looms, it is no surprise that oil prices are higher in early trading...
WTI topped $115...
Near post-war highs...
And despite the recent hope-filled decoupling of oil and stocks...
...S&P futures also weak, down around 0.7% in the early trading...
Treasury futures and gold are lower with USD/JPY near 159.70.
While the Iran conflict has established an ongoing state of caution...
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