December 2024
January 2025
Bitcoin: A New Option for National Reserves
Bitcoin's fixed supply, decentralized nature, and low transaction costs make it a viable alternative to traditional national reserve assets, offering smaller nations increased financial sovereignty and stability, as demonstrated by El Salvador's adoption.
Bitcoin: A New Option for National Reserves
Bitcoin's fixed supply, decentralized nature, and low transaction costs make it a viable alternative to traditional national reserve assets, offering smaller nations increased financial sovereignty and stability, as demonstrated by El Salvador's adoption.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Inflation Nowcast at 2.9% May Signal Fewer Interest Rate Cuts in 2025
The nowcast for the December 2024 Consumer Price Index shows headline inflation at 2.9%, exceeding November's 2.7%, while core inflation remains at 3.3%; this data, coupled with a robust jobs market, may influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions in 2025.
Inflation Nowcast at 2.9% May Signal Fewer Interest Rate Cuts in 2025
The nowcast for the December 2024 Consumer Price Index shows headline inflation at 2.9%, exceeding November's 2.7%, while core inflation remains at 3.3%; this data, coupled with a robust jobs market, may influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions in 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Warren Demands Answers on Musk's Potential Conflicts of Interest with Trump Administration
Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned President-elect Trump about potential conflicts of interest regarding Elon Musk's informal advisory role, citing Musk's substantial private interests and lack of transparency, while Trump dismissed these concerns, asserting Musk prioritizes national interests.
Warren Demands Answers on Musk's Potential Conflicts of Interest with Trump Administration
Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned President-elect Trump about potential conflicts of interest regarding Elon Musk's informal advisory role, citing Musk's substantial private interests and lack of transparency, while Trump dismissed these concerns, asserting Musk prioritizes national interests.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Russia Moves to Remove Taliban from Terrorist List
The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Tuesday that could remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations, a move driven by pragmatic foreign policy goals and aligned with regional efforts to normalize relations with the Taliban government in Afghanistan despite its human rights record.
Russia Moves to Remove Taliban from Terrorist List
The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Tuesday that could remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations, a move driven by pragmatic foreign policy goals and aligned with regional efforts to normalize relations with the Taliban government in Afghanistan despite its human rights record.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Announces \$100 Billion Investment, Contrasts Leadership Style with Biden
President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago announcing a \$100 billion investment from Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, creating 100,000 jobs, and directly addressed various policy issues, offering a contrast to the Biden administration's communication style.
Trump Announces \$100 Billion Investment, Contrasts Leadership Style with Biden
President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago announcing a \$100 billion investment from Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, creating 100,000 jobs, and directly addressed various policy issues, offering a contrast to the Biden administration's communication style.
Progress
68% Bias Score
EU Investigates TikTok Over Alleged Russian Interference in Romanian Election
The European Commission is investigating TikTok for potentially violating the EU's Digital Services Act due to allegations of Russian interference in Romania's presidential election, where a $381,000 campaign promoted a far-right candidate, leading to the annulment of the first round of voting.
EU Investigates TikTok Over Alleged Russian Interference in Romanian Election
The European Commission is investigating TikTok for potentially violating the EU's Digital Services Act due to allegations of Russian interference in Romania's presidential election, where a $381,000 campaign promoted a far-right candidate, leading to the annulment of the first round of voting.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Executive Survey Reveals High Prevalence of Undetected Earnings Manipulation
A study of 971 U.S. executives revealed that 27% admitted to manipulating earnings in the past five years, with the list experiment showing significantly higher rates of fraud (12%) and operational changes (30%) than the anonymous survey, highlighting the prevalence of undetected financial misconduc...
Executive Survey Reveals High Prevalence of Undetected Earnings Manipulation
A study of 971 U.S. executives revealed that 27% admitted to manipulating earnings in the past five years, with the list experiment showing significantly higher rates of fraud (12%) and operational changes (30%) than the anonymous survey, highlighting the prevalence of undetected financial misconduc...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Starface's Colorful Pimple Patches: A $90 Million Gen Z Trend
Starface, founded in 2019, has disrupted the pimple patch market with its star-shaped, colorful hydrocolloid patches, generating over $90 million in projected 2024 revenue and capturing significant Gen Z and Gen Alpha market share through a fun, youthful marketing approach.
Starface's Colorful Pimple Patches: A $90 Million Gen Z Trend
Starface, founded in 2019, has disrupted the pimple patch market with its star-shaped, colorful hydrocolloid patches, generating over $90 million in projected 2024 revenue and capturing significant Gen Z and Gen Alpha market share through a fun, youthful marketing approach.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Italy's Shrinking Population: A Corporate Wake-Up Call
Italy, Europe's oldest country, faces a shrinking population since 2014, losing 1.4 million people, prompting businesses to address demographic shifts impacting workforce and dependency ratios; solutions include increasing birth rates, immigration, and older worker participation.
Italy's Shrinking Population: A Corporate Wake-Up Call
Italy, Europe's oldest country, faces a shrinking population since 2014, losing 1.4 million people, prompting businesses to address demographic shifts impacting workforce and dependency ratios; solutions include increasing birth rates, immigration, and older worker participation.
Progress
56% Bias Score
White House Urges Congress for Expanded Drone Regulation Authority
Amidst rising public concern over numerous drone sightings across East Coast states, the White House is pushing for Congress to pass legislation granting expanded authority to federal, state, and local governments to regulate drones, while asserting that current investigations reveal no national sec...
White House Urges Congress for Expanded Drone Regulation Authority
Amidst rising public concern over numerous drone sightings across East Coast states, the White House is pushing for Congress to pass legislation granting expanded authority to federal, state, and local governments to regulate drones, while asserting that current investigations reveal no national sec...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials Planned for 2025
Two U.S. companies plan to begin the world's first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 using pig organs, driven by a critical shortage of human donor organs and the recent success of a pig kidney transplant in an Alabama woman who had been on dialysis for eight years, though previous atte...
Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials Planned for 2025
Two U.S. companies plan to begin the world's first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 using pig organs, driven by a critical shortage of human donor organs and the recent success of a pig kidney transplant in an Alabama woman who had been on dialysis for eight years, though previous atte...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte
Cyclone Chido has ravaged Mayotte, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, infrastructure destroyed, and access to aid hampered by the island's remote location; emergency aid is underway, but a massive rebuilding effort is needed.
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte
Cyclone Chido has ravaged Mayotte, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, infrastructure destroyed, and access to aid hampered by the island's remote location; emergency aid is underway, but a massive rebuilding effort is needed.
Progress
40% Bias Score