December 2024
January 2025
HELOC Rates Expected to Fall Further After December Fed Meeting
HELOC interest rates have dropped from 10.16% on January 3, 2024, to 8.53% on December 12, 2024, and are expected to fall further after the December Federal Reserve meeting, which is anticipated to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points; however, the actual change may be muted due to lenders ...
HELOC Rates Expected to Fall Further After December Fed Meeting
HELOC interest rates have dropped from 10.16% on January 3, 2024, to 8.53% on December 12, 2024, and are expected to fall further after the December Federal Reserve meeting, which is anticipated to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points; however, the actual change may be muted due to lenders ...
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48% Bias Score
Omar Ba's "Kaïdara": A Visual Interpretation of an African Epic
Omar Ba's "Kaïdara" exhibition, based on Amadou Hampâté Bâ's epic poem, features 40 paintings created over 18 months, blending traditional African cosmology with contemporary art techniques, and is currently showing at the Templon gallery in Paris until December 21.
Omar Ba's "Kaïdara": A Visual Interpretation of an African Epic
Omar Ba's "Kaïdara" exhibition, based on Amadou Hampâté Bâ's epic poem, features 40 paintings created over 18 months, blending traditional African cosmology with contemporary art techniques, and is currently showing at the Templon gallery in Paris until December 21.
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20% Bias Score
Loonie's Plunge Creates Investment Dilemma for Canadians
The Canadian dollar has fallen to a four-year low against the U.S. dollar, creating a dilemma for investors holding U.S.-dollar assets, who are seeing unexpectedly high returns in Canadian dollar terms due to the currency exchange, despite the Bank of Canada's interest rate cuts and trade uncertaint...
Loonie's Plunge Creates Investment Dilemma for Canadians
The Canadian dollar has fallen to a four-year low against the U.S. dollar, creating a dilemma for investors holding U.S.-dollar assets, who are seeing unexpectedly high returns in Canadian dollar terms due to the currency exchange, despite the Bank of Canada's interest rate cuts and trade uncertaint...
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48% Bias Score
Germany Passes Last-Minute Tax Cut Amidst Coalition Instability
Germany's fragile coalition government passed a last-minute tax cut and increased child benefits before potential early elections, facing challenges from the CDU/CSU opposition and navigating potential constitutional changes regarding the debt brake and social welfare.
Germany Passes Last-Minute Tax Cut Amidst Coalition Instability
Germany's fragile coalition government passed a last-minute tax cut and increased child benefits before potential early elections, facing challenges from the CDU/CSU opposition and navigating potential constitutional changes regarding the debt brake and social welfare.
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40% Bias Score
German Loneliness Study: High Prevalence, Particularly Among Young Adults
A Forsa study for Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) reveals that 60% of Germans experience loneliness, with 68% of 18-39 year-olds affected, highlighting a significant correlation with age, relationship status, and gender, and a notable link to increased physical and mental health risks.
German Loneliness Study: High Prevalence, Particularly Among Young Adults
A Forsa study for Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) reveals that 60% of Germans experience loneliness, with 68% of 18-39 year-olds affected, highlighting a significant correlation with age, relationship status, and gender, and a notable link to increased physical and mental health risks.
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36% Bias Score
Bayrou's Premiership: A Gamble on French Political Unity
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed centrist François Bayrou as Prime Minister, hoping his ability to negotiate with diverse political groups will secure a parliamentary majority amid a deeply divided National Assembly, but concerns remain about the government's long-term stability.
Bayrou's Premiership: A Gamble on French Political Unity
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed centrist François Bayrou as Prime Minister, hoping his ability to negotiate with diverse political groups will secure a parliamentary majority amid a deeply divided National Assembly, but concerns remain about the government's long-term stability.
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40% Bias Score
American Freed From Syrian Prison After Rebel Overthrow
American Travis Timmerman, imprisoned in Syria for seven months, was freed following a rebel overthrow of Assad's government, extracted by U.S. forces, and flown to Jordan.
American Freed From Syrian Prison After Rebel Overthrow
American Travis Timmerman, imprisoned in Syria for seven months, was freed following a rebel overthrow of Assad's government, extracted by U.S. forces, and flown to Jordan.
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32% Bias Score
Austria Offers €1,000 to Syrian Refugees to Return Home
The Austrian government announced a €1,000 \"return bonus\" for Syrian refugees to return home after the Assad regime's collapse, while several other European countries are suspending asylum applications from Syrians, raising questions about the safety and feasibility of repatriation.
Austria Offers €1,000 to Syrian Refugees to Return Home
The Austrian government announced a €1,000 \"return bonus\" for Syrian refugees to return home after the Assad regime's collapse, while several other European countries are suspending asylum applications from Syrians, raising questions about the safety and feasibility of repatriation.
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36% Bias Score
Soaring Butter Prices Hit German Christmas Baking
German butter prices increased by 38.9% year-on-year in November 2023, impacting Christmas baking costs; coffee prices are at a 50-year high due to climate change; overall food inflation slowed but remains a concern for the European Central Bank.
Soaring Butter Prices Hit German Christmas Baking
German butter prices increased by 38.9% year-on-year in November 2023, impacting Christmas baking costs; coffee prices are at a 50-year high due to climate change; overall food inflation slowed but remains a concern for the European Central Bank.
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40% Bias Score
German Farmers Face Income Crisis Amidst High Costs and Declining Yields
German farmers' average income dropped by nearly a third in the 2023/2024 business year to €77,500 due to high input costs, declining yields, and the phasing out of diesel subsidies, leading to calls for policy changes ahead of February 2024 elections.
German Farmers Face Income Crisis Amidst High Costs and Declining Yields
German farmers' average income dropped by nearly a third in the 2023/2024 business year to €77,500 due to high input costs, declining yields, and the phasing out of diesel subsidies, leading to calls for policy changes ahead of February 2024 elections.
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40% Bias Score
Söder Calls for German Government Change
Two months ahead of Germany's federal election, CSU leader Markus Söder called for a change in government, criticizing the current traffic light coalition for leaving a 'pile of rubble' and failing to deliver on promises; he specifically rejected a post-election coalition with the Green Party.
Söder Calls for German Government Change
Two months ahead of Germany's federal election, CSU leader Markus Söder called for a change in government, criticizing the current traffic light coalition for leaving a 'pile of rubble' and failing to deliver on promises; he specifically rejected a post-election coalition with the Green Party.
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56% Bias Score
Disappearing Milk Floats: A British Cultural Icon on the Brink
Photographer Maxine Beuret's Two Pints Please project documents the dwindling number of electric milk floats used for milk delivery in the UK, fewer than 400 remain, with no new ones being manufactured, highlighting their unique design and the personal relationships milkmen build with their customer...
Disappearing Milk Floats: A British Cultural Icon on the Brink
Photographer Maxine Beuret's Two Pints Please project documents the dwindling number of electric milk floats used for milk delivery in the UK, fewer than 400 remain, with no new ones being manufactured, highlighting their unique design and the personal relationships milkmen build with their customer...
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32% Bias Score