Neal Freiman

So Chris Murphy, who's a senator from Connecticut, said, I can't believe

We haven't regulated or cracked down on Kaoshi, Polymarket, these prediction markets.

Anytime it seems there's this big event in the world, whether it's the Super Bowl or the State of the Union, prediction markets play a big role.

And there seems to be a lot of outrage about possible insider trading or how can we possibly be betting on these things that Trump is going to say, the word autism.

Nothing seems to happen yet, but it seems like there's a bit of a groundswell growing against these prediction markets for these big events.

I was going to stop you early, but it was your birthday yesterday, so I'll let you run.

It's true.

You can't vibe code a quarter pounder in real life.

Stocks are so in right now.

And I want to run through some of these numbers.

The S&P 500 software sub index software sub index is down to its lowest level since Liberation Day back in April.

It's lost one percent.

point two trillion dollars in market cap in less than a month.

Meanwhile, let's talk about real economy stocks.

The S&P 500 utilities sub index is up nine percent.

Energy stocks are up twenty three percent.

The mining index is up over 100 percent since last year.

Remember Budweiser, how people aren't even drinking beer anymore?

Well, that stock is up 48% from last year.

Consumer Staples is having its best February on record.