🏛️ Politics
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The most recent INSA poll for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (field period 4-11 August 2026, via Nordkurier/dawum.de) shows CDU at 10%. For CDU to fall below 5%, it would need to halve its current polling — an unprecedented collapse in this state. BSW (4%) and FDP (3%) are the realistic candidates to miss the threshold; CDU explicitly is not. CDU has always exceeded 10% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (2021: 28.8%; 2016: 19.0%). Estimated probability: 88%.
⚽ Sports
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Pogačar is the clear pre-race favourite. Per open predictions, he has already won stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 and leads the GC after stage 5 (27 Aug) — a historically dominant opening week. He is the only active rider to have won Tour and Giro in the same year (2024). Jonas Vingegaard (Visma), winner of stage 5, is the sole realistic GC challenger but has repeatedly lost direct duels to Pogačar. Bookmaker-implied probability >62% for Pogačar as overall winner. Risks: crash, illness, extreme weather in final week.
🏛️ Politics
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Current polls (INSA, August 18, 2026) show Die Linke in Saxony-Anhalt at 13.1%, well within Landtag entry range. Unlike Thuringia and Saxony where the BSW split pushed Die Linke below 5%, Die Linke in Saxony-Anhalt appears to be holding its core electorate via social policy profiling. The party scored 11.0% in 2021. Risk: late deciders could shift to AfD or BSW; a collapse from 13.1% to below 10% by election day would be historically unusual. BSW competition is weaker in SA than in other eastern German states.
🏛️ Politics
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Current polls (August 2026) show the Social Democrats (S) at ~33%; the Moderaterna (M) poll at ~19–21%. The ~12–14 percentage-point gap is structural. The Red-Green opposition bloc leads at 52–55% versus the Tidö governing bloc at 42–46%. Polymarket and Metaculus imply a government change with ~70–75% probability. The existing open prediction reads 'S exceeds 30.0%'; this prediction focuses on the relative ranking (largest single party) – a technically distinct measure that could be true even with a narrow result below 30% if M falls further.
🏛️ Politics
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An NDR poll (May 2026) shows the AfD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at 36% – well above the prediction threshold of 30%. The SPD stands at 29%, Die Linke at 12%, and CDU at only 9%. Although MV was traditionally an SPD stronghold (2021: SPD 39.6%, AfD 17.7%), the nationwide AfD upward trend (Saxony-Anhalt 2026: ~43%) has also taken hold in the northeast. The existing prediction 'SPD forms coalition without AfD' is consistent with a high AfD result (opposition vs. government formation). A result below 30% would require a substantial late swing. No Polymarket signal available.
🏛️ Politics
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Three polls in the period July 30–August 12, 2026 (dawum.de aggregation): CDU averages 22.9% (Pollytix Aug 12: 23%, INSA Aug 10: 22%, Infratest dimap/MDR Jul 30: 24%). The 25% threshold was not reached in any of the three surveys. AfD dominates at ~42%, pushing CDU to second — a loss of ~14 percentage points vs the 2021 result (37.1%). Historical final-poll vs. result deviation for CDU in eastern Germany: typically ±2–3 pp. Even with a maximum +3 pp overperformance, CDU would land at 25–26%; an outcome just above 25% is statistically possible but unlikely. No prediction market available.
🏛️ Politics
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Three consistent polls (INSA/Nordkurier Aug 13: SPD 29%; Infratest dimap/NDR Jul 9: SPD 29%; INSA/Nordkurier Jun 22: SPD 28%) show SPD stable at 28–29%. The 25% threshold is ~4 percentage points below the current polling average — even with a −3 pp miss, SPD would be at 25–26%. Minister-President Manuela Schwesig (SPD) benefits from structural incumbent advantages; the party polls well above the national average in MV, backed by strong state structures. No prediction market available. Forecast is based on polling consistency across three survey cycles.
💻 Technology
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Apple has held uninterrupted annual September hardware events since 2012. An event around September 9 is expected with the iPhone 18 series (including 18 Pro/Pro Max). No Polymarket market found; probability based on 13+ years without exception. Only failure scenario: extraordinary external disruption (production failure, regulatory embargo). Note: the open platform prediction covers Apple's smart-home device; iPhone 18 is a distinct, non-overlapping announcement.
📈 Economy
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Polymarket prices a September Fed hold at 72%, Kalshi at 69.5% — 'unchanged' is the clear market consensus. Current fed funds rate: 3.50–3.75%. July CPI: 3.4% YoY (core +2.5%), declining but above target. July NFP: only 73,000 — labor market visibly cooling. September hike: ~28% on Polymarket; September cut: ~1%. Crucially: no existing open Cassandra prediction covers the 'Hold' case — only a hike (+25bps to 3.75–4.00%) and cut (–25bps to 3.25–3.50%) are open. The market points clearly to Hold at ~70%. Confirmation via FOMC press release on 17 September 2026.
📈 Economy
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ISM Services PMI data for July 2026 will be released on August 5. In June 2026 the index stood at 54.0, in May 2026 at 54.5 — keeping the US services sector solidly in expansion territory for months. The 53.0 threshold is significantly below recent readings; a drop below 53 would require an acceleration of the decline of more than 2 index points vs June. Headwinds from softening private consumption and elevated rates (currently 3.50–3.75%) are to be factored in, but insufficient to push below 53. No Polymarket/Kalshi price available; trend extrapolation based on 6-month baseline.
💻 Technology
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NVIDIA reports Q2 FY2027 (fiscal May–July 2026) after market close on August 26. Per Barchart, analyst consensus is ~$2.07–2.09 non-GAAP EPS; revenue is estimated at ~$91B, with data-centre exceeding $80B (Blackwell GPU cycle, followed by early Rubin announcements). NVIDIA has beaten EPS estimates in eight consecutive quarters — sometimes by wide margins. Global AI infrastructure demand (Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon capex guidance all revised upward for 2026) structurally supports revenue. No Polymarket market found for this specific event; calibrated based on historical NVDA beat rate (>95%) and analyst notes.
📈 Economy
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Eli Lilly reports on August 5, 2026 before market open. The company is the global market leader in the GLP-1 segment (Mounjaro/Zepbound). Mounjaro quarterly revenues are growing continuously (~80% YoY); Lilly's new manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Indiana have significantly reduced supply constraints since H2 2025. Lilly has beaten EPS consensus for five consecutive quarters and raised annual guidance four times. The Zepbound approval portfolio (obesity, heart failure) continues to expand. No Polymarket market; own estimate 79% based on structurally strong GLP-1 growth trajectory.
📈 Economy
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Palantir has beaten the Non-GAAP EPS consensus for eight consecutive quarters. Q2 2026 consensus stands at ~USD 0.34 per share (vs. USD 0.16 in Q2 2025, +113% YoY), driven by US government contracts (Army AIP, SAS expansion) and strongly growing US commercial segment (AIP Enterprise deployments). Note: the separate long-term platform prediction (stock decline >45% by year-end) relates to valuation, not short-term earnings performance – no contradiction. Tipranks/Polymarket historical beat track for PLTR: >85%.