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Global Intelligence Journal

MAY 12, 2026

Good morning!

While you were sleeping, the prediction market whales were busy. Here's what the smart money is betting on, plus today's top bond picks across sports, finance, politics, and tech.

News Briefing

🏦 Finance & Markets

S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records. The S&P 500 closed at 7,412.84 (+0.19%) and Nasdaq at 26,274.13 (+0.1%) on Monday, both setting new all-time highs. The Dow finished at 49,704.47 (+0.19%). Chip stocks continued to extend gains.

Futures slip ahead of CPI report. S&P 500 futures down 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.7% Tuesday morning as traders brace for April's Consumer Price Index. Consensus expects headline CPI at +3.7% YoY (+0.6% MoM) — another hot reading driven by energy prices.

🗳️ Politics

Trump rejects Iran ceasefire proposal. The President called Tehran's counterproposal "garbage" and "totally unacceptable," declaring the month-old ceasefire "on massive life support." New sanctions were imposed on 12 companies facilitating Iranian oil sales to China.

🌍 Geopolitics

Iran war toll mounts. Preliminary figures put the death toll at 3,468 in Iran, 2,702 in Lebanon, and 28 in Gulf states. Iranians face skyrocketing food prices as inflation soars and the currency plunges under the U.S.-enforced naval blockade.

Democrats win House 2026 - 84% YES
Democrats win Senate 2026 - 50% YES
Iran ceasefire holds~70% YES


Macro Signal

Live odds from Kalshi & Polymarket
Recession
23%
Moderate
Rate Cuts
1
Next 6 Mo
Midterms
0%
D-House, R-Senate
CPI Forecast
2.5%
Dec 2025
AI Bubble Burst
0%
Dec 2026

From The Research Desk

Swalwell, Gonzales, Mills, and Cherfilus-McCormick Out as Representatives? Term Structure Mispricing on a Single-Member Question
By Tyler James Webber • Politics • 5 min read

Executive Summary Kalshi's three-contract House departure series asks whether all four named representatives — Tony Gonzales, Eric Swalwell, Cory Mills, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick — will have left the chamber before each of three deadlines. Three...

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Stock Market Movers

Top gainers and losers from yesterday's trading session.

Top Gainers

▲ 3.9%
TSLA
Tesla Inc.
$445.00
+$16.65
▲ 3.6%
INTC
Intel Corporation
$129.44
+$4.52
▲ 2.2%
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$98.72
+$2.15

Top Losers

▼ 3.1%
DIS
Walt Disney Company
$104.72
-$3.30
▼ 3.0%
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
$388.64
-$12.16
▼ 2.7%
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
$246.15
-$6.89

Today's Top Pick

Our highest-rated opportunity of the day. Each pick is rated AAA-A based on liquidity, probability, and smart money activity.

Finance
Rating:  A Side:  Yes Odds:  96.8%
ROI:  3.4% APY:  34.1%

Emerging Markets

Markets gaining rapid traction with high volume velocity. These unrated markets show accelerating interest.

24h Vol: $260,813 Velocity: 1.0x
24h Vol: $341,400 Velocity: 0.9x

Smart Money Activity

When traders put serious money on the line, we pay attention. Significant whale bets from the past 24 hours.

#1
Bet: Yes $361,875 May 9, 7:08 PM Top Trader
#2
Bet: Yes $310,129 May 9, 7:09 PM Top Trader
#3
Bet: No $70,792 May 12, 7:45 AM Top Trader
#4
Bet: No $65,363 May 12, 8:48 AM Top Trader
#5
Bet: Yes $57,475 May 11, 12:02 PM Top Trader

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