{"id":388184,"date":"2010-03-04T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/heres-a-quick-guide-to-various-events-that-are-going-to-happen-in-the-future-2010-3"},"modified":"2010-03-04T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T11:47:00","slug":"heres-a-quick-guide-to-various-events-that-are-going-to-happen-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/388184","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s A Quick Guide To Various Events That Are Going To Happen In The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of a morning recap, let&#8217;s glimpse into the future.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some notable contracts on InTrade, and where they stand.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Remember: InTrade is a real-money market where various propositions are traded with contracts that end at 0 or 100. If they happen, they end at 100, if they don&#8217;t, they end at 0. While the question is open, the contracts can trade anywhere in that range.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s go to it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=709242\">Obamacare<\/a>: Odds of passing before June 30th are now 55%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=589672\">The euro<\/a>: Odds of a nation abandoning it by the end of the year are 11%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=639655\">Congress<\/a>: Odds of a Republican takeover this year are 29%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=686695\">Stimulus<\/a>: Odds of another one getting passed before the end of March are just 3%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=400967\">UK Election<\/a>: Odds of a Labour victory just 17%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=703435\">Geithner<\/a>: Odds he departs before June 10 are 5%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrade.com\/jsp\/intrade\/trading\/t_index.jsp?selConID=652756\">Sarah Palin<\/a>: Odds she&#8217;ll be the Republican nominee in 2012 are 22%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And there you have it, from the brilliance of markets, your quick glimpse at the future of the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/heres-a-quick-guide-to-various-events-that-are-going-to-happen-in-the-future-2010-3#comments\">Join the conversation about this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>See Also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/obamcare-20-more-of-the-same-just-more-expensive-2010-2\">Obamacare 2.0: More Of The Same, Just More Expensive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/henry-blodget-geithner-launches-charm-offensive-to-save-job-democrats-2010-2\">Geithner Launches Charm Offensive To Save Job, Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/why-euro-might-devolve-into-euro1-and-euro2-2010-3\">Why The Euro Might Devolve Into Two Currencies: Euro1 And Euro2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TheMoneyGame\/~4\/RKiI6hNFLNc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of a morning recap, let&#8217;s glimpse into the future. Here are some notable contracts on InTrade, and where they stand. (Remember: InTrade is a real-money market where various propositions are traded with contracts that end at 0 or 100. If they happen, they end at 100, if they don&#8217;t, they end at 0. 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