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Prediction-market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket let their users bet on world events. But when outcomes are ambiguous, who gets to decide what happened?
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Prediction-market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket let their users bet on world events. But when outcomes are ambiguous, who gets to decide what happened? Read how these sites adjudicate reality: bit.ly/4vZjB5i Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.s...
Open this video on The EconomistAre today's billionaires really different from those of the past? Callum Williams, The Economist's Senior economics writer and Rosie Blau, Co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why more billionaire wealth now comes from entrepreneurship rather than i...
Open this video on The EconomistFrom sabotage attacks to assisting Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, poses a unique security problem for Europe. How dangerous is Putin’s authoritarian ally?
Open this video on The EconomistWhat can Big Macs tell you about the global economy? The Economist’s top editors discuss how comparing the price of burgers across the world can be a valuable tool for economic analysis. #mcdonalds #economics #markets #economy #trade #burger Watch the full ...
Open this video on The EconomistMcDonald’s Big Macs can tell you more about the global economy than you might think. Forty years ago The Economist began comparing the prices of the burger around the world to judge whether currencies were too cheap or too expensive. Zanny Minton Beddoes, o...
Open this video on The EconomistThe outrage at billionaires has been growing. After years of high inflation hitting living standards, people are looking for someone to blame and political strategists have realised that billionaires are the perfect enemy. From California to France, calls f...
Open this video on The EconomistHow much political power can billionaires buy? Many assume that the uber-rich can easily buy influence in politics, but does their money actually change political outcomes? The Economist’s top economics and markets experts discuss. #billionaire #politics #u...
Open this video on The EconomistElon Musk claims there are far more unsafe places in Europe than there are in America. But the data doesn’t bear this out. Our Britain correspondent, Sonny Loughran, compares homicide- and knife-violence rates in the two continents.
Open this video on The EconomistElon Musk may be the most powerful man in the world. He’s worth almost $1trn, runs Tesla and SpaceX, boasts an enormous social-media following and, to top it all off, he reckons he’s pretty good at predicting the future, too. In his first extended interview...
Open this video on The EconomistRussia is losing its grip on Crimea. Ukraine’s drone offensive is bringing the war to Russia in a new way. It’s targeting bridges, ports and oil refineries in an effort to isolate Crimea—a vital peninsula Russia has occupied since 2014. Read more: bit.ly/4b...
Open this video on The EconomistWhat if you could read tomorrow's headlines before everyone else? Would you beat the market? Joshua Roberts, The Economist's capital markets correspondent , and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss what a trading experiment reveals about...
Open this video on The Economist“Money won't matter in 2036” claims Elon Musk on the latest Insider. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, how people will live when AI and robots can do every job and why he expects deflation, not inflation. #elonmusk #ai #economy...
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