Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are restricting employee prediction market trades as insider trading fears spread across Polymarket and Kalshi.
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Two years ago the choice in the prediction market space was pretty straightforward. Polymarket was the crypto-native platform Americans weren’t meant to touch while Kalshi was the regulated US exchange that played by the book. Fast forward to today and there are multiple other prediction market platforms like Rothera, Predictdotfun, Opinion, Limitless etc that are looking to bite away at the market share. Despite competition ramping up, Kalshi and Polymarket are by far the leaders in terms of volume, number of trades and open interest. The line from two years ago, however, has mostly dissolved. Polymarket now runs a CFTC-licensed US arm and despite Kalshi fighting roughly a dozen states in the US over whether sports contracts count as gambling, the latest numbers on combined trading volume between the two platforms hit $47.5 billion in the month of June alone this year. That’s more tha
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Joerg Hiller
Jul 10, 2026 10:11
A report says U.S. and Iranian forces traded attacks for a second day after Trump said the ceasefire was “over,” with U.S. strikes on about 90 coastal targets and Iran hitting sites linked to U.S.
Polymarket lifts US-Iran invasion Yes to 16.5% after renewed attacks Polymarket Reprices “U.S. Invade Iran Before 2027?” After Renewed Attack Headlines On Polymarket, traders put the chance of a “Yes” on “Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?” at 16.5% (No at 83.5%) on $40.25M matched volume, up 5.0 percentage points from 11.5%. The repricing follows reports of renewed U.S.-Iran attacks, and the move shows how the contract reacts to escalation headlines while still pricing “invasion” as the clear minority outcome. Key Takeaways Polymarket’s leading outcome is No at 83.5%, with Yes at 16.5% for a U.S. invasion of Iran before 2027.
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Key Highlights Morgan Stanley advances following MSIP’s exclusive negotiations for Nicollin control. Nicollin operates through 360 municipal agreements and serves 8,000 business clients nationwide. Investment priorities include vehicle fleet modernization, emissions reduction, and enhanced public services. Founding family members will maintain ownership participation and continue supporting development. Transaction completion is anticipated in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory clearance. Morgan Stanley (MS) stock increased 0.42% to reach $223.06 following news that its infrastructure division initiated acquisition discussions for a prominent French environmental services provider. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) has entered exclusive negotiations to secure a controlling position in Nicollin Environnement. This transaction would significantly broaden MSIP’s portf
Polymarket is seeking U.S. approval to offer margin trading, marking its latest move to expand under a regulated derivatives framework.
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Morgan Stanley and Barclays have raised their Robinhood price targets to $124 and $122, respectively, even as HOOD has fallen more than 5% toward key support near $109. Summary Morgan Stanley raised Robinhood’s target to $124, while Barclays lifted its forecast to $122. HOOD fell more than 5% after failing near $120 and testing support around $109. Robinhood Chain growth and strong trading activity continue to support analysts’ bullish outlooks. Morgan Stanley reiterated its buy rating on Robinhood Markets on July 10 and lifted its target from $95 to $124, an increase of more than 30%. The new target sits above the stock’s recent peak near $120 and implies room for another advance from current levels. JUST-In: Robinhood Markets $HOOD stock surges over 3% in premarket as Morgan Stanley and Barclays Raise Price Targets Morgan Stanley reiterated BUY | Price Target: $124 Barclay
Morgan Stanley and Barclays have raised their Robinhood price targets to $124 and $122, respectively, even as HOOD has fallen more than 5% toward key support near $109. Morgan Stanley reiterated its buy rating on Robinhood Markets on July 10…
Investors should brace for potential market corrections as AI-driven semiconductor valuations may not sustain their current momentum.
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The US exchange-traded fund industry just crossed a threshold that felt theoretical not long ago. ETF inflows growth has been so relentless in 2026 that US-listed ETFs surpassed $1 trillion in net inflows before the calendar reached July — a milestone Goldman Sachs flagged as evidence of what it describes as full-scale growth in a wrapper that has systematically eaten the investment world. Key takeaways US-listed ETFs crossed $1 trillion in net inflows before July 2026, with the industry potentially on pace for $2 trillion by year-end. June 2026 alone generated roughly $210 billion in net inflows, with $103 billion going into equity ETFs. Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) pulled in approximately $78 billion year to date through June 2026. Actively managed ETFs accounted for about 36% of all 2026 inflows, a striking shift for an industry built on passive indexing. Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $4.2