The criminal case against a US military man who, by betting on Polymarket, earned $400,000 from insider information about Maduro's capture, signals a shift to stricter government control over prediction markets, The Wall Street Journal writes . However, increased regulation is at odds with the Trump family's business interests, and pursuing experienced insiders will be a difficult task.

Elon Musk is rapidly preparing SpaceX for an IPO, which could become a record in history. But so far the company’s founder is setting records for the number of problems associated with the placement. Whether Musk and his irrepressible imagination will be able to hypnotize investors once again is a big question. NASA Johnson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0

The war in the Middle East, which is accompanied by a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports, is affecting the availability of pistachios: Iran has been one of the world's most important exporters of these nuts in recent years, and it has proven difficult to replace, writes FT. This will immediately affect prices for both “Dubai chocolate”, which has been going viral on the Internet since 2023, and for nut butters and ice cream.

A shooting occurred in Washington during Donald Trump's official dinner with White House reporters. The attacker, a 31-year-old teacher from California, tried to break through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hillton Hotel but was detained. A Secret Service employee was injured. The attacker had a shotgun, a pistol and several knives with him. Immediately after the incident, Secret Service agents evacuated Trump, his wife Melania, Vice President Vance, and then all the guests.