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The Average Guys Outsmarting Wall Street on Prediction Markets

NY Times · May 26, 2026, 9:01 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

How prediction-market ‘sharps’ have made millions wagering on everything from war to Rotten Tomatoes.

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