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Global oil prices have tumbled to a three-month low and stock markets rallied amid fresh hopes that a US-Iran peace deal could end the greatest energy…

The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Paramount Skydance’s $110bn (£82bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).The deal will create a media powerhouse controlling…

Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday it was “critically important” that the federal government retain control over the multibillion-dollar prediction market industry,…

Utah is home to some of the strongest anti-gambling laws in the US, with vehement opposition dating back more than a century. But as prediction markets…

It was a dark Friday for Wall Street on 27 March. Oil prices were climbing and the war with Iran raged on. Markets responded accordingly, with…

French police are investigating alleged tampering with national weather forecasting service equipment after a series of unusual temperature readings coincided with suspicious winning bets made on…

Gambling addiction is spiraling “out of control” in the US, a leading campaigner for stricter guardrails has warned, as experts from around the world are set…

Oil prices rose sharply and European stock markets fell on Monday after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel dented hopes for a peace deal.Brent crude,…

European stocks fall as ‘Hormuz chaos’ leaves markets on edgeEuropean stock markets have dropped at the start of trading, as last Friday’s optimism about a Middle…

Brent crude back above $110 on latest Trump commentsBrent crude has risen above $110 a barrel again, after Donald Trump warned Iran “a whole civilization will…