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2026 World Cup travel demand looks uneven across host cities as kickoff nears
The 2026 World Cup begins Thursday in Mexico City and runs through mid-July, but early indicators suggest the tourism upside for U.S. businesses will vary by city and by match. Sojern’s booking data shows year-over-year flight gains in places like Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami and New York, while Seattle is tracking lower than last year. FIFA has projected up to $17.2 billion in U.S. GDP impact, though Deutsche Bank said the net lift could be limited given the size of the U.S. economy.
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CFTC's June 10 proposal outlines federal review path for sports prediction markets
On June 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a framework to evaluate prediction-market event contracts, indicating sports-related contracts may keep operating under federal supervision instead of being broadly banned. The plan sets a 90-day, contract-by-contract review and revises key terms such as "gaming", as the agency reported prediction-market trading volume topped $25 billion in 2025.
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SpaceX targets $135 IPO price June 11, Nasdaq debut June 12 under SPCX
SpaceX plans to set its IPO price at $135 per share on June 11, with SPCX expected to start trading on Nasdaq at 9:30 a.m. EDT on June 12. The deal size is described as $75 billion, implying a post-IPO market cap of about $1.75 trillion, while retail investors are earmarked roughly 30% of the offering but allocations vary by brokerage. Several crypto venues also offer tokenized or synthetic SPCX exposure for eligible non-U.S. users, without conferring shareholder rights.
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