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Also in Weekend Reads: A positive case for the bond market, how prediction markets can pull you in, and a warning to those who benefit from GLP-1s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Like prediction markets, the fund offers investors the chance to take a “binary bet” on a predetermined outcome, said Dave Nadig, president and director of research at ETF.com, in an interview.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Tides were coming in 16 inches higher than the official prediction in Santa Monica and 14 inches higher in San Francisco as of Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

US climate prediction scientists this week reported that the likelihood the pattern would reach strong-to-very strong levels, potentially making history, into the winter was now at 83 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

This prediction was tested in 1962, using a pair of very accurate clocks mounted at the top and bottom of a water tower.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

For most of the elements they examined, the calculations were as much as two orders of magnitude more accurate than predictions obtained from conventional model-based techniques.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

It was another tough week for predictions, with only two games where everyone picked the right outcome - Everton's victory over Ipswich and Manchester City's win against Sunderland.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for Week 5 of the NFL season, with the 49ers prevailing over the Seahawks and the Rams beating the Bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Crises repeatedly generate predictions of collapse, but alliances adapt precisely because the underlying incentives remain compelling.”

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Either explanation contradicted the predictions of the steady state theory.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking