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Cotton Slipping Back to Start Tuesday Trade

Cotton prices are down 10 to 13 points early on Tuesday. Futures were up 10 to 16 points in the front months at the Monday close. Crude oil futures were 79 cents lower per barrel at $56.65, with the US dollar index $0.093 lower to $98.300. CFTC data indicated spec...

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Cotton Holding onto Monday Gains

Cotton futures are showing slight 15 to 17 point gains across most contracts on Monday’s midday. Crude oil futures are 80 cents lower per barrel at $56.69, with the US dollar index $0.074 to $98.320. Export Sales data from this morning showed 148,396 RB in cotton sales for the week...

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Cotton Rallying Early on Monday

Cotton prices are up 45 to 50 points on Monday morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 9 cents per barrel at $57.51, with the US...

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Cotton Closes the Week with Weakness

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 9 cents per barrel at $57.51, with the US dollar index $0.061 to $98.405. A delayed CFTC report showed...

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Gemini Space Station Is Launching a Prediction Markets Business. Should You Buy GEMI Stock Here?

Gemini Space Station stock spiked 20% on Thursday following its approval of a DCM license from the CFTC.

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Soybean Bulls Battling Back at Wednesday’s Midday

Soybeans are back to higher trade on Wednesday, with contracts up 1 to 3 1/2 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 1/4 cents lower at $10.20 1/4. Soymeal futures are steady to $1.10 in the red, with Soy Oil futures 10 to 46 points higher. There...

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Bitcoin Gets Historic Regulatory Greenlight—So Why's BTC Stuck At $90,000?

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday launched a first-of-its-kind U.S. program, enabling approved futures commission merchants to accept Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and payment stablecoins such as USDC as collateral for futures and swaps.

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The Future of Finance? Google Is Bringing Betting Odds Directly To Your Screen, Sparking Calls For 'Addiction Warnings'

Google announced earlier this month that it will integrate odds from online betting platforms Kalshi Inc. and Polymarket into its Google Finance tools amid pushback from lawmakers over the evolution of modern-day gambling.

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Cotton Fade Lower into the Weekend

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 15 to 30 points on the day, as March was 78 points lower on the week. Crude oil futures were up 47 cents per barrel at $60.14 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.042 higher to $98.995. Delayed CFTC...

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Polymarket Returns To The US As Rumored Insider Pockets $1 Million On Google Trends Market

Polymarket has relaunched in the United States with CFTC approval and a regulated betting app, with a market about Google’s most-searched person in 2025 going viral for potential insider involvement.

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Hogs Posting Midweek Strength

Lean hog futures are up 25 cents to $1 so far on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.01 on Wednesday morning, down $1.05 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 6 cents on December 1 at $81.61. CFTC data from Tuesday...

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As Robinhood Dives Into the Prediction Markets, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold HOOD Stock?

Robinhood’s leap into prediction markets could unlock a powerful new growth engine.

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The World's 'Youngest Self-Made Billionaire' Shayne Coplan: A Look at the Life of Polymarket's Founder

27-year-old Shayne Coplan became one of the world's youngest billionaires through the success of his predictions platform Polymarket

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Robinhood Steps Into Prediction Markets With Exchange Acquisition, HOOD Up 3%

Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) is acquiring a CFTC-regulated exchange to take control of prediction markets, which has spiked HOOD 3% in premarket trading.

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Kalshi Faces Setback After Nevada Judge Reverses Earlier Court Victory On Sports Betting

A federal judge reversed a crucial court win for prediction market platform Kalshi, ruling on Tuesday that contracts based on sporting event outcomes are not subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Benzinga

Trump Administration Is 'Built Different,' Says Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan After Prediction Market Gets Green Light: 'Quiet Before The Storm'

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan announced on Tuesday that the prediction market platform has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for intermediated trading in the U.S.

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How Kalshi Is Becoming Wall Street's New Obsession

Kalshi, the U.S. prediction-market platform backed by major venture firms, is fast growing in popularity thanks to a new funding round.

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Senate Agriculture advances Selig to lead CFTC - Roll Call

The Senate Agriculture Committee recommended Michael Selig for confirmation to lead the CFTC as lawmakers expand the agency jurisdiction.

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Senate Agriculture plans Thursday vote on CFTC nominee - Roll Call

Senate Agriculture is poised to move quickly on CFTC chair nominee MIchael Selig, scheduling a vote the day after his hearing on Wednesday.

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Crypto and the New Structure Bill: What Investors Need to Know

On November 10, the Senate Agriculture Committee unveiled a long-awaited draft of the Crypto Asset Market Clarity Act—a bipartisan effort led by Senators John Boozman...

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A $400 million lawsuit against UBS is designed to punish banks who throw employees to the wolves

Wrongly accused bankers are fighting back against the institutions that betrayed them, including Tom Hayes.

Benzinga

Trump's CFTC Pick Mike Selig Pledges To 'Work Tirelessly' To Make US The Global 'Crypto Capital'

Mike Selig, the newly appointed Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, pledged on Saturday to support President Donald Trump’s goal of making the U.S. the world’s “Crypto Capital.”

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Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything

Coplan, 27, started Polymarket in the bathroom of his Lower East Side apartment.

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Polymarket Founder's Redemption Arc: From Broke Dropout To Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

Prediction market Polymarket has taken the world by storm and is currently disrupting the sports betting sector. With a new investment from New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), the company's founder has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.

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Trump Administration Withdraws Brian Quintenz's Nomination For CFTC Chair, Says President Prioritizes Making America 'Crypto Capital' Of The World

The Trump administration has pulled back the nomination of Brian Quintenz for the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a White House official told Benzinga late Tuesday.

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