markets

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In December, a stone highway marker honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, suddenly appeared in Marion Square, planted alongside a major thoroughfare in a hub of picnics, farmers markets and celebrations in Charleston, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Traditional sportsbooks have seen their stocks take a hit with the emergence of prediction markets like Polymarket and their sports-event contracts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"There is no doubt the valuation is incredibly rich," Samuel Kerr, head of equity capital markets research at Mergermarket, said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

While the doji candle that formed in May warrants monitoring as a sign of potential indecision, bearish candlestick signals tend to be less reliable within established bull markets than bullish candlesticks are during bear markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Charlie and his partners had done this often enough, and had had enough success, to know that the markets were predisposed to underestimating the likelihood of dramatic change.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis