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“Bets Off Act” signage as Representative Greg Casar, a Democrat from Texas, left, and Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, speak during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately.The move came amid rising concern about insider trading on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and about event contracts that can involve death or violence.On April 22, Kalshi said it had suspended and fined one U.S.…

For a stock that’s gone nowhere for six months, Apple sure has options traders excited.Implied volatility in the stock suggests a 3.5% swing after earnings tonight, compared to an average move of just 1.8% following the last four quarterly reports. For context, among last night’s big four tech reports, Amazon and Microsoft are underperforming their implied moves, while Alphabet and Meta are exceeding theirs.Call volumes and premiums are outpacing puts in Apple options, but the message is not necessarily bullish. More calls are now trading at the asking price than the bid price, meaning more traders are buying calls than…

Trinity Rodman #2 of Washington Spirit evades Sarah Schupansky #11 of Gotham FC during the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California.Lyndsay Radnedge/isi Photos | Isi Photos | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Last week, the National Women’s Soccer League awarded a new expansion franchise — in Columbus, Ohio — to an…

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Drama Days after the ruling, Robert Malone—a former researcher turned outspoken anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who served as Kennedy’s ACIP vice chair—got into a public spat with an HHS spokesperson and dramatically resigned from the committee in anger. It started when Malone posted on social media: ACIP has been disbanded. The government’s response to the AAP lawsuit and judge Murphey’s[sic] injunction is to disband and then recreate a new ACIP committee, as this will take less time than would be required to file and prosecute an appeal. There will be no action from the government to respond to the…

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch spoke to BBC Radio WM ahead of the local elections on 7 May. Source link

Blue Owl Capital at the New York Stock Exchange, May 20, 2021.Source: NYSEShares of Blue Owl, the private credit firm at the center of recent jitters over exposure to software companies, jumped 10% in trading Thursday after executives disclosed sizable gains tied to SpaceX. “We made about 10 times our money on that investment,” an executive said on the firm’s first-quarter earnings call.Blue Owl has already sold roughly half its position at a $1.25 trillion valuation and continues to hold the remainder, he said.The call was hosted by Marc Lipschultz, co-chief executive officer, and Alan Kirshenbaum, chief financial officer. It…

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Amsterdam, the rose 1.70%. The best performers of the session on the were Magnum Ice Cream Nv (AS:), which rose 11.45% or 1.28 points to trade at 12.44 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:) added 3.66% or 0.88 points to end at 24.76 and CVC Capital Partners PLC (AS:) was up 3.52% or 0.44 points to 12.95 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Universal Music Group NV (AS:), which…

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 17 Pro during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, Sept. 9, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesApple reports fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, its first time facing Wall Street since the announcement last week that Tim Cook will be stepping down as CEO after 15 years on the job. Here’s what investors are expecting, according to LSEG consensus estimates.EPS: $1.95Revenue: $109.7 billion Wall Street is also looking at these key areas: iPhone revenue: $56.7 billion expected, according to StreetAccount Mac revenue: $8.16 billion expected, according to StreetAccountiPad revenue: $6.71…

Courtroom sketches of Cole Tomas Allen.Courtesy: Dana VerkouterenCole Tomas Allen on Thursday waived his right to challenge his detention in jail — for now — on charges of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday night.Allen’s waiver was a reversal of the defense team’s intention to challenge his detention, which was announced in a court filing on Wednesday night.”He’s conceding detention at this time,” Allen’s lawyer, Tezira Abe, told Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, during a hearing Thursday in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. Abe told Upadhyaya that she and…