speculators

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Many naive prediction-market players are following in the footsteps of solo speculators searching for easy money in financial markets, where decades of studies have documented that day traders rarely make money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Japan’s yen surged against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the country’s top currency official issued a “final advisory” to market speculators following the yen’s slump to its lowest levels in two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

No longer content to amass wealth over time, speculators sought out immediate fortunes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“We’ve allowed live events including Coachella to be dominated by speculators who aren’t fans, but who simply want to profit off these events,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This action angered both settlers who wanted to move into that region and the land speculators who sought to profit from selling land there.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz