CNBC Brings Kalshi Forecasts Into Daily Market Reporting

A new layer of real-time insight is moving into mainstream business news after CNBC and Kalshi agreed to work together for the long haul. The deal folds prediction data directly into CNBC coverage, giving audiences a clearer view of how everyday traders expect major economic and political moments to unfold.

The CNBC deal followed closely behind another agreement with CNN, which now receives Kalshi data for its own reporting. Two prominent news networks adding prediction insights within two days shows how quickly event-contract data has become a tool for real-time storytelling across business coverage.

Good to Know

• CNBC will plug Kalshi market data into TV shows, digital stories, and premium products in 2026
• A Kalshi ticker is coming to CNBC broadcasts to show forecasts on live screens
• Kalshi said: “Together with CNBC, we will bring accurate, market-driven predictions to financial reporting”

A Shift Toward Market-Driven Forecasts

CNBC framed the partnership as an industry first, mainly because no major news outlet has tied real-time prediction prices to such a wide range of its programming. Instead of relying only on commentary or historical charts, CNBC will now pair traditional market analysis with forecasts built from the trading activity of thousands of Kalshi users.

KC Sullivan, president of CNBC, put it plainly:

“Prediction markets are rapidly shaping how investors and business leaders think about important events. Kalshi’s data will serve as a powerful complement to CNBC’s reporting and help people stay better informed about the world around them.”

That approach fits recent shifts across finance reporting, where audiences want faster reads on sentiment. With Kalshi in the mix, CNBC aims to show where public expectations sit before major announcements, elections, or cultural moments actually hit.

How the Partnership Will Show Up for Viewers

Content teams plan to weave Kalshi insights into major CNBC shows such as Squawk Box and Fast Money starting in 2026. Live broadcasts will carry a Kalshi ticker with forecasts tied to inflation releases, election outcomes, interest rate decisions, sports events, and more.

Kalshi plans to create a dedicated CNBC page that highlights prediction markets selected by CNBC. The page gives viewers a second destination to track trending forecasts across economic, political, entertainment, and sports events.

Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, described the partnership in direct terms:

“The world of finance depends on real-world outcomes; Kalshi predicts those outcomes. Together with CNBC, we will bring accurate, market-driven predictions to financial reporting. It is the next evolution: moving from data about what is happening now, to real-time forecasts about what is happening next.”

Why Prediction Platforms Keep Growing

Forecast trading has turned into a reliable signal for financial audiences because traders back predictions with real capital. That creates a view of expected outcomes driven by the crowd rather than analysts alone.

Kalshi recently moved deeper into attention by introducing sports event contracts. These markets let users trade views on sports outcomes without the operator needing state licensing like a sportsbook. As a result, interest increased across retail traders looking for short-term market-style action.

Kalshi and Polymarket also reported more than half a billion in combined contract activity on the New York City mayoral vote, a sign of how quickly election markets attract retail traders.

The broader range of markets matches comments made by Tarek Mansour earlier:

“The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.”