Affordability is seen as one of voters' top issues heading into the 2026 midterm elections. And gas prices — one of the items where consumers are getting squeezed the most — are expected to remain elevated through Election Day.
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Blockchain.com, a digital asset platform, wants to get in on the prediction market boom in the U.S.
BEIJING — An end is in sight for China's yearslong property market slump, S&P Global Ratings analysts said in a report distributed Thursday.
With less than a month until the midterm elections, prediction markets' political contracts are in focus as observers look to see if they'll accurately forecast who will win various races across the country. But one Democratic representative wants to restrict candidates from trading on those contracts.
BEIJING — China's securities regulator is raising the bar for public listings of humanoid robot startups, according to three sources familiar with the CSRC's thinking.
Investors now think the odds are extremely unlikely that the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again in October, following a weaker-than-expected September employment report.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that price growth remained a concern despite the latest data coming in cooler than economists predicted.
Trading volumes for certain products on prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are raising questions from some industry observers, who fear the numbers may be inflated.
BEIJING — China's commerce ministry has sent a strong warning to the European Union ahead of expected high-level talks in Beijing next week.
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that there is more opportunity for cooperation than competition on artificial intelligence.