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Strategy’s stock slid Monday after the company disclosed a rare bitcoin sale, rattling investors who have long treated the company as a one-way bet on the cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The bottom line: Nextpower’s $365 million bet on Prevalon arrives at a perfect time, as the company benefits from a dual wave of geopolitical shocks and AI-fueled demand.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Paul Carden, Southport's former assistant manager, said: "I don't think anybody could have predicted or scripted it. You wouldn't be 100% surprised, but you wouldn't have put a bet on him."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
But prediction markets allow traders to bet on all sorts of markets that are much wider in scope.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Pollard handed Yummy a stack of dollars and sent him to a future book operator to place a bet on the Santa Anita Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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