Trump and Xi Meet as Superpower Pressure Builds

Minnesota Draws a Line Against Prediction Markets

Platforms like Kalshi [https://kalshi.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com] and Polymarket [https://polymarket.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com] are moving rapidly into the financial mainstream, triggering battles over regulation, gambling laws and market integrity. Plus, the growing environmental cost of the AI boom and the water demands of data centers. To learn about Risk Journal, visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal [http://dowjones.com/riskjournal] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How the Gulf Crisis Could Hit Dinner Tables Next Year

Food producers and retailers are bracing for prolonged volatility as the Gulf conflict ripples into fertilizer markets and future harvest expectations. Also, how unrelenting crises have prompted rethinking of resiliency at multinational companies. Learn about Risk Journal. Visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal [http://dowjones.com/riskjournal] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Trump and Xi Meet as Superpower Pressure Builds

The much-hyped summit between the U.S. and China leaders is pitted against a backdrop of increasing mistrust; plus one of the U.K.’s most senior antitrust regulators tells us about her priorities this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Frontier AI and the Troubled Future of Digital Defense

As AI uncovers software flaws at unprecedented speed, governments are confronting a new reality: innovation may also empower attackers; plus U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Jonathan Burke on defending national security through the financial sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How A Ransomware Negotiator Played Both Sides of Cyberattacks

Companies trusted him to negotiate with hackers. Prosecutors say he was helping the attackers. Also, oil theft is becoming a major issue in the South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]