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Traders on prediction markets are betting the federal government shutdown will stretch beyond three weeks, with lawmakers still deadlocked on a funding plan and the Senate not scheduled to vote again until next Tuesday.Traders on Kalshi give a 56% chance that the government shutdown will last just over 28 days. The trading volume, or the total dollar amount wagered on this market, sits just north of $5.5 million. About 71% of […]

A man who fled California for Florida has been charged with maliciously starting what eventually became known as the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, according to the Department of Justice.Jonathan Rinderknecht, of Melbourne, Florida, was arrested Tuesday and charged with destruction of property by means of fire, according to the Department of Justice. Insured losses from the devastating Palisades Fire alone are projected to […]

The names on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's radar to lead the world’s most powerful central bank are coming into view.Bessent, who has been interviewing candidates since Labor Day, is down to five candidates, senior Treasury officials confirmed to FOX Business' Edward Lawrence.A source familiar with the process said that when the list is reduced to three or four finalists, that’s when President Donald Trump will become involved in the decision-making.A […]

More than 46,000 pressure-cookers are being recalled following several reports of burn injuries, according to a federal regulatory agency. The lid of the Ambiano Electric Pressure Cookers, which were sold at Aldi stores, can be opened before sufficient steam pressure has been released, causing hot contents to escape and posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a Thursday notice. SPINACH RECALLED AFTER BATCH TESTS […]