prediction

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As prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket offer more ways to bet on elections, war, the Oscars and more, their dangers are growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

During its fourth-quarter earnings call in January, the company said it expects Chinese sales to comprise only 20% of 2026 sales, though it made a similar prediction about 2025 that did not pan out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Richard's prediction: Port Vale have done so well to get here.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A group of leading institutes slashed their joint growth forecast for 2026 to 0.6 percent, down from a September prediction of 1.3 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But he made that prediction before the bombs fell—indeed, it was during that grim period when the failure of the Alpha racetracks had laid him out in a Chicago hospital room.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik