December 2024
January 2025
China Investigates Nvidia for Antitrust Violations
China's market regulator is investigating Nvidia for potential anti-monopoly violations and breaching commitments made during its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox, focusing on Nvidia's halting of GPU supplies to China despite prior agreements, causing a 2 percent drop in Nvidia's shares.
China Investigates Nvidia for Antitrust Violations
China's market regulator is investigating Nvidia for potential anti-monopoly violations and breaching commitments made during its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox, focusing on Nvidia's halting of GPU supplies to China despite prior agreements, causing a 2 percent drop in Nvidia's shares.
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40% Bias Score
China Shifts to Unconventional Monetary Policy to Boost Growth
Faced with intensified economic uncertainties and potential US tariff threats, China's top leadership has adopted a more proactive fiscal and moderately loose monetary policy for 2025, potentially involving unconventional measures like direct central bank financing of government spending to achieve ...
China Shifts to Unconventional Monetary Policy to Boost Growth
Faced with intensified economic uncertainties and potential US tariff threats, China's top leadership has adopted a more proactive fiscal and moderately loose monetary policy for 2025, potentially involving unconventional measures like direct central bank financing of government spending to achieve ...
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40% Bias Score
UK Seeks Closer EU Ties After Brexit
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with EU finance ministers on Monday to discuss closer cooperation after Brexit, marking a significant shift in approach from the previous government's confrontational stance. The meeting, described as a \"milestone\", aims to rebuild trust and foster collaboration in ...
UK Seeks Closer EU Ties After Brexit
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with EU finance ministers on Monday to discuss closer cooperation after Brexit, marking a significant shift in approach from the previous government's confrontational stance. The meeting, described as a \"milestone\", aims to rebuild trust and foster collaboration in ...
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48% Bias Score
Conflicting Market Forecasts for 2025 Amidst Policy Uncertainty and Tariff Concerns
Citi forecasts mid-single-digit S\u0026P 500 gains in 2025 to 6,500 but warns of volatility; Barclays expects a continued 2024 rally; potential tariffs, not expected until late 2025, could reduce GDP by 1.2% and raise inflation by 1.1%; Biden may block U.S. Steel's $14.1B sale to Nippon Steel.
Conflicting Market Forecasts for 2025 Amidst Policy Uncertainty and Tariff Concerns
Citi forecasts mid-single-digit S\u0026P 500 gains in 2025 to 6,500 but warns of volatility; Barclays expects a continued 2024 rally; potential tariffs, not expected until late 2025, could reduce GDP by 1.2% and raise inflation by 1.1%; Biden may block U.S. Steel's $14.1B sale to Nippon Steel.
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32% Bias Score
Huangmaohai Link Commences Trial Operation, Boosting GBA Connectivity
The Huangmaohai Link, a 31-kilometer cross-sea passage in Guangdong's Greater Bay Area, started trial operation on Wednesday, reducing travel time between Zhuhai and Jiangmen to 30 minutes and improving regional connectivity.
Huangmaohai Link Commences Trial Operation, Boosting GBA Connectivity
The Huangmaohai Link, a 31-kilometer cross-sea passage in Guangdong's Greater Bay Area, started trial operation on Wednesday, reducing travel time between Zhuhai and Jiangmen to 30 minutes and improving regional connectivity.
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52% Bias Score
EU's Strategic Autonomy Faces Funding and Dependency Challenges
The European Union's new industrial strategy, aiming for strategic autonomy and competitiveness, faces challenges due to economic constraints and dependencies on the US and China, requiring over €750 billion in annual investment; the EU lags behind in cutting-edge technologies.
EU's Strategic Autonomy Faces Funding and Dependency Challenges
The European Union's new industrial strategy, aiming for strategic autonomy and competitiveness, faces challenges due to economic constraints and dependencies on the US and China, requiring over €750 billion in annual investment; the EU lags behind in cutting-edge technologies.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Alphabet Stock Soars on Quantum Chip Breakthrough
Alphabet's stock surged 6% after unveiling its "Willow" quantum computing chip, which performed a calculation in under five minutes that would take today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, although real-world applications remain limited.
Alphabet Stock Soars on Quantum Chip Breakthrough
Alphabet's stock surged 6% after unveiling its "Willow" quantum computing chip, which performed a calculation in under five minutes that would take today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, although real-world applications remain limited.
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48% Bias Score
Return to Classic Investing Strategies Amidst Economic Realities
Major investment forces are returning to classic investing strategies due to high inflation, rising interest rates, and overvalued assets, leading investors to focus on fundamentally strong companies and avoid speculative investments.
Return to Classic Investing Strategies Amidst Economic Realities
Major investment forces are returning to classic investing strategies due to high inflation, rising interest rates, and overvalued assets, leading investors to focus on fundamentally strong companies and avoid speculative investments.
Progress
52% Bias Score
"China to Modernize Governance and Boost Development in Border Areas"
"Xi Jinping announced a plan to modernize governance and boost high-quality development in China's border areas, emphasizing poverty alleviation, infrastructure improvements, and national unity to leverage their unique geographic advantages for economic growth and national security."
"China to Modernize Governance and Boost Development in Border Areas"
"Xi Jinping announced a plan to modernize governance and boost high-quality development in China's border areas, emphasizing poverty alleviation, infrastructure improvements, and national unity to leverage their unique geographic advantages for economic growth and national security."
Progress
52% Bias Score
Huangmaohai Link Opens, Boosting Greater Bay Area Connectivity
The Huangmaohai Link, a 31-kilometer cross-sea passage connecting Zhuhai and Jiangmen in Guangdong's Greater Bay Area, commenced trial operations on Wednesday, reducing travel time significantly and boosting regional connectivity and economic integration.
Huangmaohai Link Opens, Boosting Greater Bay Area Connectivity
The Huangmaohai Link, a 31-kilometer cross-sea passage connecting Zhuhai and Jiangmen in Guangdong's Greater Bay Area, commenced trial operations on Wednesday, reducing travel time significantly and boosting regional connectivity and economic integration.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Coalition Blames Labor for Antisemitic Attacks Amid Political Row
Following antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's Coalition blamed the Labor government for emboldening perpetrators due to a slow response and weak language, a claim the government rejected as divisive; the dispute involves the timing of a new antisemitism task force and Australia'...
Coalition Blames Labor for Antisemitic Attacks Amid Political Row
Following antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's Coalition blamed the Labor government for emboldening perpetrators due to a slow response and weak language, a claim the government rejected as divisive; the dispute involves the timing of a new antisemitism task force and Australia'...
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64% Bias Score
"Syrian Regime Change: Al-Julani's Rise and Uncertain Future"
"Following recent battlefield victories, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. in 2013, has emerged as a potential power broker in Syria's post-Assad era, raising concerns among foreign governments while simultaneous...
"Syrian Regime Change: Al-Julani's Rise and Uncertain Future"
"Following recent battlefield victories, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. in 2013, has emerged as a potential power broker in Syria's post-Assad era, raising concerns among foreign governments while simultaneous...
Progress
52% Bias Score