December 2024
January 2025
Market Volatility: Micron's Dip, Housing Slowdown, and Oversold Market
Micron Technology's stock plunged 11% despite strong earnings, citing weak cellphone and PC demand; Lennar Corp.'s Q4 earnings missed expectations due to high interest rates; the S&P 500 Short Range Oscillator is at its most oversold level, hinting at a possible market rebound.
Market Volatility: Micron's Dip, Housing Slowdown, and Oversold Market
Micron Technology's stock plunged 11% despite strong earnings, citing weak cellphone and PC demand; Lennar Corp.'s Q4 earnings missed expectations due to high interest rates; the S&P 500 Short Range Oscillator is at its most oversold level, hinting at a possible market rebound.
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60% Bias Score
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Decade-Long Rape of Wife
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and repeatedly raping his wife for almost a decade, enabling 49 other men to participate; the case has sparked a national conversation about sexual violence and rape culture.
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Decade-Long Rape of Wife
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and repeatedly raping his wife for almost a decade, enabling 49 other men to participate; the case has sparked a national conversation about sexual violence and rape culture.
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20% Bias Score
Watanabe Proposes Multi-City Olympics to Cut Costs, Boost Global Reach
Morinari Watanabe, an IOC member and president of the International Gymnastics Federation, proposed a plan to hold the Summer Olympics simultaneously across five cities on different continents to reduce costs and increase global participation, a departure from the current model.
Watanabe Proposes Multi-City Olympics to Cut Costs, Boost Global Reach
Morinari Watanabe, an IOC member and president of the International Gymnastics Federation, proposed a plan to hold the Summer Olympics simultaneously across five cities on different continents to reduce costs and increase global participation, a departure from the current model.
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56% Bias Score
HS2: Government Admits Uncertainty Over Cost and Completion Date
The UK government admits it doesn't know the true cost or completion date of the HS2 high-speed rail project's London-to-Birmingham leg, citing systemic issues and unreliable cost estimates that currently range from ยฃ54-ยฃ66bn (2019 prices).
HS2: Government Admits Uncertainty Over Cost and Completion Date
The UK government admits it doesn't know the true cost or completion date of the HS2 high-speed rail project's London-to-Birmingham leg, citing systemic issues and unreliable cost estimates that currently range from ยฃ54-ยฃ66bn (2019 prices).
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52% Bias Score
China's Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight
China's low-altitude economy is booming, with drone deliveries at the Great Wall, air taxis in Shanghai, and widespread agricultural drone use; the government projects a market value of 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035.
China's Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight
China's low-altitude economy is booming, with drone deliveries at the Great Wall, air taxis in Shanghai, and widespread agricultural drone use; the government projects a market value of 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035.
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48% Bias Score
Romania's Ruling Party Withdraws From Coalition, Triggering Political Crisis
Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party withdrew from coalition talks after a court annulled the presidential election, leaving the country in political turmoil and raising concerns about the rise of far-right nationalism ahead of a rerun election.
Romania's Ruling Party Withdraws From Coalition, Triggering Political Crisis
Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party withdrew from coalition talks after a court annulled the presidential election, leaving the country in political turmoil and raising concerns about the rise of far-right nationalism ahead of a rerun election.
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44% Bias Score
Metacognition Improves Student Learning: Nord Anglia's Global Initiative
Nord Anglia Education's 2023 initiative, in collaboration with Boston College, embedded metacognitive practices across 27 schools in 17 countries, resulting in significant improvements in student creativity, collaboration, and independence, according to a 2024 survey of over 2,400 students and 389 t...
Metacognition Improves Student Learning: Nord Anglia's Global Initiative
Nord Anglia Education's 2023 initiative, in collaboration with Boston College, embedded metacognitive practices across 27 schools in 17 countries, resulting in significant improvements in student creativity, collaboration, and independence, according to a 2024 survey of over 2,400 students and 389 t...
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40% Bias Score
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike During Holiday Season
On Thursday, December 2023, approximately 10,000 Amazon warehouse workers, represented by the Teamsters, walked out at seven U.S. locations during the peak holiday season, demanding contract negotiations, while Amazon claims no operational disruptions.
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike During Holiday Season
On Thursday, December 2023, approximately 10,000 Amazon warehouse workers, represented by the Teamsters, walked out at seven U.S. locations during the peak holiday season, demanding contract negotiations, while Amazon claims no operational disruptions.
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40% Bias Score
EU Pushes Apple to Open iOS, Sparking Privacy Dispute with Meta
The EU's Digital Markets Act is pushing Apple to open its iOS operating system to rival companies, prompting Apple to express concerns about Meta's data access requests, which Apple says threaten user privacy, while Meta claims Apple is using privacy as a pretext to avoid interoperability.
EU Pushes Apple to Open iOS, Sparking Privacy Dispute with Meta
The EU's Digital Markets Act is pushing Apple to open its iOS operating system to rival companies, prompting Apple to express concerns about Meta's data access requests, which Apple says threaten user privacy, while Meta claims Apple is using privacy as a pretext to avoid interoperability.
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44% Bias Score
Finland's National Defense Surge Following Ukraine Invasion
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland has seen a surge in its citizens' participation in weapons training and national defense, with shooting range memberships more than doubling and the National Defense Training Association reporting 120,000 training days this year. The government is resp...
Finland's National Defense Surge Following Ukraine Invasion
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland has seen a surge in its citizens' participation in weapons training and national defense, with shooting range memberships more than doubling and the National Defense Training Association reporting 120,000 training days this year. The government is resp...
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44% Bias Score
Data Analytics: Unlocking Economic Growth in Greece
Greek businesses using data analytics see significant cost savings and productivity gains; open data initiatives promise further economic growth, but Greece's open data impact score remains low despite strong policy.
Data Analytics: Unlocking Economic Growth in Greece
Greek businesses using data analytics see significant cost savings and productivity gains; open data initiatives promise further economic growth, but Greece's open data impact score remains low despite strong policy.
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40% Bias Score
Europe's Economic Crisis: Innovation Gap and US Trade Tensions
Europe's economy faces a crisis due to a lack of innovation, aging populations, and potential US trade conflicts, jeopardizing its social welfare model and potentially triggering austerity measures.
Europe's Economic Crisis: Innovation Gap and US Trade Tensions
Europe's economy faces a crisis due to a lack of innovation, aging populations, and potential US trade conflicts, jeopardizing its social welfare model and potentially triggering austerity measures.
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52% Bias Score