They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania NPRWall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets Financial TimesCollege students and teens could be fueling the prediction markets boom CNBCTrading prediction markets and making money. What's the big deal? (HOOD:NASDAQ) Seeking Alpha
U.S. markets have been fairly calm so far in 2026, but that hasn't stopped the Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX or the stock market's "fear gauge," from creeping higher.