This Morning With Gordon Deal This Weekend with Gordon Deal November 15, 2025
Nov 15, 2025
Scott Calvert, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, shares his thrilling experiences riding alongside repossession agents, highlighting the dangers and the tech reshaping the repo business. Emily Stewart from Business Insider delves into prediction markets, exploring their blurred lines with gambling and their rise in popularity. Patrick Holland of CNET discusses the impressive battery life of the iPhone 17 series and how it outperforms its predecessors. Lastly, Jessica Dickler from CNBC sheds light on tuition discounting, revealing the misleading nature of college sticker prices.
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Battery Gains From New Materials
- Battery chemistry hasn't changed much but silicon carbon batteries offer higher capacity in similar sizes for some phones abroad.
- New battery materials may deliver meaningful gains even without huge size increases.
Prediction Markets Sit In A Legal Gray Zone
- Prediction markets let users buy yes/no contracts on future events and claim they are regulated by the CFTC, creating legal gray areas.
- Observers and lawyers often view these platforms as gambling despite operators' different legal framing.
How Prediction Platforms Differentiate From Sportsbooks
- Firms like Calci and Polymarket position prediction markets as neutral platforms that don't set odds, contrasting with sportsbooks that take sides.
- That distinction underpins claims they can operate more broadly across jurisdictions than traditional sportsbooks.