Tim Cook 'Sleeps With One Eye Open' After CIA Taiwan Warning, But Do Prediction Markets Agree He Should Be Worried? - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)
Benzinga·2026-02-24 22:15

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook sat in a classified CIA briefing in Silicon Valley in 2023 and was told China could move on Taiwan as early as 2027.He later told officials he now “slept with one eye open.”Prediction markets suggest he’s not the only one paying attention. A Polymarket contract asking “Will China invade Taiwan by end of 2026?” is priced at 10% with over $9 million in volume. A separate contract on a military clash between the two, which traders view as a precursor to full invasion, sits ...