December 2024
January 2025
Costco Q1 FY2025 Beats Expectations, Driven by Strong Membership Growth and Margin Expansion
Costco's first-quarter fiscal year 2025 results exceeded expectations, with total revenue hitting $62.15 billion and earnings per share reaching $4.04, driven by increased traffic, membership growth, and margin expansion; this outperformance highlights Costco's strong market position and value propo...
Costco Q1 FY2025 Beats Expectations, Driven by Strong Membership Growth and Margin Expansion
Costco's first-quarter fiscal year 2025 results exceeded expectations, with total revenue hitting $62.15 billion and earnings per share reaching $4.04, driven by increased traffic, membership growth, and margin expansion; this outperformance highlights Costco's strong market position and value propo...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Isle of Man Rewilding Project Combats Climate Change with Rainforest Restoration
The Manx Wildlife Trust is converting a 174-acre conifer plantation on the Isle of Man into a biodiverse temperate rainforest, funded by Aviva, to combat climate change impacts and promote sustainable land use, with plans to eventually integrate low-methane cows and ecotourism.
Isle of Man Rewilding Project Combats Climate Change with Rainforest Restoration
The Manx Wildlife Trust is converting a 174-acre conifer plantation on the Isle of Man into a biodiverse temperate rainforest, funded by Aviva, to combat climate change impacts and promote sustainable land use, with plans to eventually integrate low-methane cows and ecotourism.
Progress
44% Bias Score
China Deepens Latin American Ties, Underscoring Shared Prosperity Vision
President Xi Jinping's recent trip to Peru and Brazil significantly boosted China-Latin America relations, highlighted by the opening of the Chancay Port in Peru, a Belt and Road Initiative project, reducing South America-Asia shipping times by 10 days and generating $4.5 billion in revenue for Peru...
China Deepens Latin American Ties, Underscoring Shared Prosperity Vision
President Xi Jinping's recent trip to Peru and Brazil significantly boosted China-Latin America relations, highlighted by the opening of the Chancay Port in Peru, a Belt and Road Initiative project, reducing South America-Asia shipping times by 10 days and generating $4.5 billion in revenue for Peru...
Progress
64% Bias Score
China's Space Ambitions: Overcoming Barriers to Private Sector Growth
China's space program needs greater private sector participation to compete with the US; institutional barriers and unequal access to resources hinder private companies' growth despite advancements like the world's first orbital methane-fueled rocket flight.
China's Space Ambitions: Overcoming Barriers to Private Sector Growth
China's space program needs greater private sector participation to compete with the US; institutional barriers and unequal access to resources hinder private companies' growth despite advancements like the world's first orbital methane-fueled rocket flight.
Progress
44% Bias Score
China Sets Ambitious HIV/AIDS Prevention Goals for 2030
China's new plan aims to reduce its HIV prevalence rate to below 0.2% by 2030 by tackling high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples, focusing on increased public awareness, improved testing, and treatment access.
China Sets Ambitious HIV/AIDS Prevention Goals for 2030
China's new plan aims to reduce its HIV prevalence rate to below 0.2% by 2030 by tackling high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples, focusing on increased public awareness, improved testing, and treatment access.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Biden Grants Unprecedented Clemency to 1,500+ Offenders
President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 non-violent offenders and pardoned 39 others in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern US history, exceeding President Obama's 330 in 2017; all commuted offenders were on home confinement under the CARES Act, and the pardoned individua...
Biden Grants Unprecedented Clemency to 1,500+ Offenders
President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 non-violent offenders and pardoned 39 others in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern US history, exceeding President Obama's 330 in 2017; all commuted offenders were on home confinement under the CARES Act, and the pardoned individua...
Progress
56% Bias Score
South-North Water Diversion Project: A Decade of Impact
Over the past decade, the South-North Water Diversion Project has diverted 76.7 billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River to northern China, benefiting 185 million people and contributing to over 16 trillion yuan in GDP growth, while also restoring rivers like the Yongding.
South-North Water Diversion Project: A Decade of Impact
Over the past decade, the South-North Water Diversion Project has diverted 76.7 billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River to northern China, benefiting 185 million people and contributing to over 16 trillion yuan in GDP growth, while also restoring rivers like the Yongding.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Xi's Letter Highlights China's Commitment to Multilateralism at Madrid Forum
President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 10th Imperial Springs International Forum in Madrid, emphasizing China's commitment to multilateralism, win-win cooperation, and sustainable global development; the forum, attended by over 130 participants from 40 countries, focused on global ...
Xi's Letter Highlights China's Commitment to Multilateralism at Madrid Forum
President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 10th Imperial Springs International Forum in Madrid, emphasizing China's commitment to multilateralism, win-win cooperation, and sustainable global development; the forum, attended by over 130 participants from 40 countries, focused on global ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
"South Korea Faces Impeachment Vote After President Declares Martial Law"
"South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, claiming the opposition paralyzed the government and threatened national security, prompting a second impeachment attempt; a new vote is scheduled for Saturday, with a two-thirds majority needed to pass."
"South Korea Faces Impeachment Vote After President Declares Martial Law"
"South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, claiming the opposition paralyzed the government and threatened national security, prompting a second impeachment attempt; a new vote is scheduled for Saturday, with a two-thirds majority needed to pass."
Progress
48% Bias Score
China's 2025 Economic Policy: Stabilizing Growth Through Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus
"To counter economic headwinds, China's 2025 economic policy, decided at the Central Economic Work Conference, focuses on stable growth, employment, and commodity prices through higher deficit-to-GDP ratios, ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, interest rate cuts, and boosting domestic demand."
China's 2025 Economic Policy: Stabilizing Growth Through Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus
"To counter economic headwinds, China's 2025 economic policy, decided at the Central Economic Work Conference, focuses on stable growth, employment, and commodity prices through higher deficit-to-GDP ratios, ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, interest rate cuts, and boosting domestic demand."
Progress
24% Bias Score
"Yoon Declares Martial Law, Sudo Acquitted, China's Economic Plans for 2025"
"South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3rd, sparking outrage; a Japanese court acquitted Saki Sudo of murder due to inconclusive evidence; China plans proactive fiscal steps and looser monetary policy for 2025."
"Yoon Declares Martial Law, Sudo Acquitted, China's Economic Plans for 2025"
"South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3rd, sparking outrage; a Japanese court acquitted Saki Sudo of murder due to inconclusive evidence; China plans proactive fiscal steps and looser monetary policy for 2025."
Progress
4% Bias Score
"U.S. Life Expectancy Remains Low Amidst Multifaceted Systemic Issues"
"The recent killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at age 50 has spotlighted America's lower-than-average life expectancy of 77.5 years, a figure that's impacted by various factors including poor diet, insufficient physical activity, child poverty, traffic fatalities, lax industry regulation...
"U.S. Life Expectancy Remains Low Amidst Multifaceted Systemic Issues"
"The recent killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at age 50 has spotlighted America's lower-than-average life expectancy of 77.5 years, a figure that's impacted by various factors including poor diet, insufficient physical activity, child poverty, traffic fatalities, lax industry regulation...
Progress
36% Bias Score