crystal ball

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If we hadn’t already predicted she was going to break it for Richard Gere’s financier, this bubbly moment was our crystal ball glimpse into their eventual happy ending.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

But on the question of whom President Donald Trump would choose as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, prediction markets dropped the crystal ball, highlighting the inherent limitations of their predictive power.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

We shouldn’t expect financial advisers to have a crystal ball — or to deliver consistently outsize returns.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Even without a crystal ball, investors may view all those swirling questions as reason enough to take some profits after a year of big gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

A moment flashed before me like a glimpse from deep within a crystal ball.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck