. We'll translate each paragraph.
First paragraph: "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined former U.S. Rep. George Santos $35,000 for betting on his own absence from the 2026 State of the Union address, the agency announced Friday. Santos, expelled from Congress in 2023 and later pardoned by President Trump, made the wager on Kalshi, a regulated prediction market. The fine includes $17,500 in penalties and $17,569.98 in disgorged profits — the exact amount he made on the trade."
Translation:
- "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission" -> "Commodity Futures Trading Commission" is a proper noun, but we can translate? It's an agency name, often kept in English. In Swedish, they might say "den amerikanska råvarutermins- och värdepappersmyndigheten" but that's not standard. Better to keep the English name or use abbreviation CFTC. Since it's mentioned later, we can keep "Commodity Futures Trading Commission" but it's long. In Swedish news, they often keep the English name. We'll keep it as is.
- "fined" -> "bötfällde" or "ådömde böter". We'll use "bötfällde".
- "former U.S. Rep. George Santos" -> "den före detta kongressledamoten George Santos" (U.S. Rep. is "kongressledamot").
- "$35,000" -> "35 000 dollar".
- "for betting on his own absence from the 2026 State of the Union address" -> "för att ha satsat på att han själv skulle utebli från 2026 års State of the Union-tal". Note: "State of the Union address" is often "State of the Union-tal" or "presidentens tal om tillståndet i nationen". But we keep "State of the Union" as proper noun. We can say "State of the Union-talet" but maybe just "State of the Union" is enough. We'll say "från State of the Union-talet 2026" or "från 2026 års State of the Union". Let's use "från 2026 års State of the Union-tal".
- "the agency announced Friday" -> "meddelade myndigheten på fredagen".
- "Santos, expelled from Congress in 2023 and later pardoned by President Trump" -> "Santos, som uteslöts ur kongressen 2023 och senare benådades av president Trump". "expelled" -> "uteslöts" or "avsattes"? In context, he was expelled from Congress, so "uteslöts" is fine.
- "made the wager on Kalshi, a regulated prediction market" -> "gjorde vadet på Kalshi, en reglerad förutsägelsemarknad". "prediction market" is "förutsägelsemarknad" or "prediktionsmarknad"? In Swedish, "prediktionsmarknad" is used, but "förutsägelsemarknad" is also fine. We'll use "prediktionsmarknad" as it's a tech term.
- "The fine includes $17,500 in penalties and $17,569.98 in disgorged profits — the exact amount he made on the trade." -> "Böterna omfattar 17 500 dollar i straffavgift och 17 569,98 dollar i återbetalda vinster – exakt det belopp han tjänade på affären." Note: "disgorged profits" means profits that must be returned, so "återbetalda vinster" or "återtagna vinster". We'll use "återbetalda vinster".
So first paragraph: "Commodity Futures Trading Commission bötfällde den före detta kongressledamoten George Santos med 35 000 dollar för att ha satsat på att han själv skulle utebli från 2026 års State of the Union-tal, meddelade myndigheten på fredagen. Santos, som uteslöts ur kongressen 2023 och senare benådades av president Trump, gjorde vadet på Kalshi, en reglerad prediktionsmarknad. Böterna omfattar 17 500 dollar i straffavgift och 17 569,98 dollar i återbetalda vinster – exakt det belopp han tjänade på affären."
Now second paragraph with h2 "How the Bet Worked" -> "Så fungerade vadet" or "Hur vadet fungerade". We'll use "Så fungerade vadet".
Paragraph: "Between February 12 and February 25, 2026, Santos traded contracts on Kalshi that asked whether he would show up for the State of the Union. He bet that he would skip it. While holding those positions, he posted on X about his plans — posts the CFTC later called misleading. Santos pocketed $17,570 from the trade and kept the money for about five months before the order forced him to return it. He also agreed to a three-year ban from trading on Kalshi. His lawyer, Joseph W. Murray, said the settlement does not admit any wrongdoing."
Translation:
- "Between February 12 and February 25, 2026" -> "Mellan den 12 februari och 25 februari 2026"
- "Santos traded contracts on Kalshi that asked whether he would show up for the State of the Union." -> "handlade Santos kontrakt på Kalshi som gällde huruvida han skulle närvara vid State of the Union."
- "He bet that he would skip it." -> "Han satsade på att han skulle utebli."
- "While holding those positions, he posted on X about his plans — posts the CFTC later called misleading." -> "Medan han hade dessa positioner publicerade han inlägg på X om sina planer – inlägg som CFTC senare kallade vilseledande."
- "Santos pocketed $17,570 from the trade and kept the money for about five months before the order forced him to return it." -> "Santos stoppade 17 570 dollar i fickan från affären och behöll pengarna i ungefär fem månader innan ordern tvingade honom att lämna tillbaka dem."
- "He also agreed to a three-year ban from trading on Kalshi." -> "Han gick också med på ett treårigt förbud mot att handla på Kalshi."
- "His lawyer, Joseph W. Murray, said the settlement does not admit any wrongdoing." -> "Hans advokat, Joseph W. Murray, sade att uppgö
