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CBOE Debuts Prediction Market With S&P 500 Contracts Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, Market operator Cboe Global Markets has entered the prediction markets business with the launch of Cboe Predicts, a platform debuting with binary contracts tied to the S&P 500. The contracts are now available through Interactive Brokers and are expected to launch at Charles Schwab and other retail brokerage platforms in the coming months, according to a Tuesday press release. The contracts allow traders to take "yes" or "no" positions on whether the S&P 500 will close above or below a specified...

Trump Says Walmart Will Slash Ground Beef Prices In "Huge Deal" For Consumers President Trump said retail giant Walmart will slash prices on a range of products at his administration's request, including a 15% reduction in ground beef prices. The move comes on top of falling gasoline and diesel pump prices as the administration intensifies its affordability push and makes it clear that capitalists, not socialists, will solve the cost-of-living crisis. "Walmart will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%, among many other products....