BARRON’S MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 22, 2025

December 22, 2025 - Barron's Magazine

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Wall Street’s New Wager’ – The rise of prediction markets is raising an uncomfortable question: Is there any difference between investing and gambling?

Predictions Markets Will Make the Stock Market Obsolete. Yes or No?

As prediction markets surge, Wall Street is grappling with an uncomfortable question: Is there any distinction left between investing and gambling?

China’s Tencent Is Accessing Banned Nvidia Chips Through the Cloud

Tencent is using a Japanese cloud service to access Nvidia Blackwell chips that remain banned to Chinese customers.

These Stock Funds Are Crushing the Market. Here Are Their Picks for 2026.

These market-beating funds see bargains in stocks like AppLovin, Wells Fargo, and Boeing. Where they’re investing for 2026.

Retailers Are Pushing Store Brands. Why Wings and French Macarons Are Big Money Makers.

Walmart, Target, and Kroger are competing with national brands by promoting their own products with healthy ingredients and innovative flavors to lure customers.

How Companies Are Using AI to Squeeze More From Your Wallet

Companies like Instacart and Delta are using AI to set prices. What you pay may hinge on how much the AI knows about you.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, DEC. 20, 2025

Redactions and Unanswered Questions: First Look at the Epstein Files

The Justice Department released more than 13,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein, with more expected. Read six takeaways about what the files did and did not divulge.

Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump

Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?

Inside a ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Crackdown and the Chaos It Unleashes

A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by aggressive new Border Patrol tactics.