Robinhood Expands Prediction Hub To Football In Kalshi Tie-up

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is moving deeper into sports wagering–adjacent territory, announcing on Tuesday that it will launch pro and college football prediction markets in partnership with Kalshi. The rollout begins “in the coming days,” with contracts tied to the first two weeks of the NFL and college seasons and additional weekly matchups added as the […]

Major Russian Refineries Halt Operations After Ukrainian Strikes

Ukrainian forces launched drone strikes on two major Russian oil refineries in mid-August, causing fires and production halts at facilities that supply fuel to Moscow’s military, officials confirmed. The strikes targeted the Lukoil Volgograd refinery on August 14 and the Rosneft Syzran refinery in a separate recent attack, marking the latest escalation in Ukraine’s campaign […]

Ukraine’s Alleged Drone Strikes Force Indefinite Halt on Major Oil Pipeline That Supplies Hungary, Slovakia

Ukraine’s unmanned forces have knocked out a key pump station on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline, triggering a full halt of oil flows that feed Hungary, Slovakia, and other European customers, according to multiple battlefield and official reports. Open-source monitoring flagged the severity, citing NASA FIRMS fire detections at the Novonikolske/Nikolskoye hub in Russia’s Tambov region. Satellite […]

Congressional Staffers Predict Marijuana Rescheduling This Year Despite Process Delays

Congressional staffers from both parties say they expect federal marijuana rescheduling to be completed by the end of 2025, adding momentum to President Donald Trump’s recent confirmation that his administration is actively weighing the policy change. Five congressional staffers who spoke anonymously to The Marijuana Herald said rescheduling is now viewed as inevitable on Capitol […]

Air Canada Gradually Resumes Flights Following Tentative Union Agreement

Air Canada (TSX: AC) announced it will gradually resume operations today after securing a mediated tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, ending a disruptive work stoppage that grounded flights since August 16. The deal was reached under the oversight of mediator William Kaplan. The agreement requires CUPE’s 10,000 flight attendants to immediately […]

WestJet Justifies Price Surge as ‘Real-Time Demand’ During Air Canada Crisis

Flight prices across Canada have surged to extreme levels as Air Canada’s three-day strike forced travelers to competing airlines, charging hundreds or thousands more than usual rates. More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants remained on strike Monday despite government orders to return to work, grounding Canada’s largest airline and disrupting travel for about 130,000 […]

Market Bets Climb After Trump Pushes “Coalition of the Willing” for Ukraine

Prediction-market odds that the US will send a peacekeeping force to Ukraine surged after President Donald Trump publicly backed a “Coalition of the Willing” and declined to rule out deploying American troops. On Polymarket, traders now price the probability at roughly 15%, up more than 9 percentage points on the day. Trump, speaking at the […]