January 2025
February 2025
Wall Street Activist Challenges Veteran Stock Picker in London Investment Trust Power Struggle
Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital is attempting to seize control of seven London-listed investment trusts, including Herald Investment Trust, led by Katie Potts, in a vote today that could reshape the industry.
Wall Street Activist Challenges Veteran Stock Picker in London Investment Trust Power Struggle
Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital is attempting to seize control of seven London-listed investment trusts, including Herald Investment Trust, led by Katie Potts, in a vote today that could reshape the industry.
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52% Bias Score
UK Government Intervention Limits Car Finance Mis-selling Payouts, Boosting Lender Shares
The UK Treasury is seeking to limit compensation payouts in a multi-billion pound car finance mis-selling case, causing shares in affected lenders to rise sharply, despite the potential for industry disruption.
UK Government Intervention Limits Car Finance Mis-selling Payouts, Boosting Lender Shares
The UK Treasury is seeking to limit compensation payouts in a multi-billion pound car finance mis-selling case, causing shares in affected lenders to rise sharply, despite the potential for industry disruption.
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48% Bias Score
Activist Investor Challenges Board of £1.4 Billion Herald Investment Trust
Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital is challenging the board of the £1.4 billion Herald Investment Trust, highlighting concerns about corporate governance and shareholder engagement in the UK investment trust sector; similar past events with Alliance Trust, Electra, and Foreign & Colonial demonstrate a re...
Activist Investor Challenges Board of £1.4 Billion Herald Investment Trust
Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital is challenging the board of the £1.4 billion Herald Investment Trust, highlighting concerns about corporate governance and shareholder engagement in the UK investment trust sector; similar past events with Alliance Trust, Electra, and Foreign & Colonial demonstrate a re...
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56% Bias Score
Barcelona's Dramatic Comeback Victory Over Benfica Secures Champions League Advancement
In a thrilling Champions League match, FC Barcelona mounted a remarkable comeback, defeating Benfica 4-3 after falling behind 3-0 due to defensive errors and a hat-trick by Pavlidis. Raphinha's late goal secured their passage to the round of 16, but post-match incidents led to a confrontation involv...
Barcelona's Dramatic Comeback Victory Over Benfica Secures Champions League Advancement
In a thrilling Champions League match, FC Barcelona mounted a remarkable comeback, defeating Benfica 4-3 after falling behind 3-0 due to defensive errors and a hat-trick by Pavlidis. Raphinha's late goal secured their passage to the round of 16, but post-match incidents led to a confrontation involv...
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52% Bias Score
Djokovic Beats Alcaraz in Australian Open Quarterfinals Despite Injury
Carlos Alcaraz lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarterfinals (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4) despite Djokovic's apparent leg injury in the second set, which Djokovic himself admitted would have caused his withdrawal had he lost that set; Alcaraz, however, failed to capitalize on this opportunity,...
Djokovic Beats Alcaraz in Australian Open Quarterfinals Despite Injury
Carlos Alcaraz lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarterfinals (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4) despite Djokovic's apparent leg injury in the second set, which Djokovic himself admitted would have caused his withdrawal had he lost that set; Alcaraz, however, failed to capitalize on this opportunity,...
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36% Bias Score
Sabadell to Return HQ to Catalonia Amid BBVA Takeover
Banco Sabadell plans to return its headquarters to Catalonia on October 25th, 2023, reversing a 2017 move to Alicante due to political instability, amidst a hostile takeover bid by BBVA and following similar moves by four other companies.
Sabadell to Return HQ to Catalonia Amid BBVA Takeover
Banco Sabadell plans to return its headquarters to Catalonia on October 25th, 2023, reversing a 2017 move to Alicante due to political instability, amidst a hostile takeover bid by BBVA and following similar moves by four other companies.
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44% Bias Score
Starmer Promises Judges Power to Force Criminals to Sentencing
Keir Starmer has pledged to give judges the power to force criminals to attend their sentencing hearings, following a campaign by the family of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was murdered in 2022; this follows a similar pledge by Rishi Sunak, and will be included in the Victims, Courts and Public Protecti...
Starmer Promises Judges Power to Force Criminals to Sentencing
Keir Starmer has pledged to give judges the power to force criminals to attend their sentencing hearings, following a campaign by the family of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was murdered in 2022; this follows a similar pledge by Rishi Sunak, and will be included in the Victims, Courts and Public Protecti...
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52% Bias Score
Remain in Mexico" Policy Reinstated Under Trump
The Trump administration reinstated the "remain in Mexico" asylum policy, forcing non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, reversing a Biden-era decision; approximately 70,000 migrants were impacted between 2019 and 2021.
Remain in Mexico" Policy Reinstated Under Trump
The Trump administration reinstated the "remain in Mexico" asylum policy, forcing non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, reversing a Biden-era decision; approximately 70,000 migrants were impacted between 2019 and 2021.
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40% Bias Score
UK eVisa System Failure Causes Widespread Travel Disruption
The UK's switch to digital visas on January 1st caused widespread disruption, as the system crashed, leaving up to one million people unable to apply, resulting in travel disruptions and data security breaches affecting both tourists and vulnerable groups like refugees.
UK eVisa System Failure Causes Widespread Travel Disruption
The UK's switch to digital visas on January 1st caused widespread disruption, as the system crashed, leaving up to one million people unable to apply, resulting in travel disruptions and data security breaches affecting both tourists and vulnerable groups like refugees.
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52% Bias Score
Barcelona's Dramatic Champions League Comeback Victory
Barcelona defeated Benfica 5-4 in a dramatic Champions League match, overcoming a 3-0 deficit due to goalkeeper Szczęsny's errors and tactical changes by coach Flick, showcasing a renewed fighting spirit and resilience.
Barcelona's Dramatic Champions League Comeback Victory
Barcelona defeated Benfica 5-4 in a dramatic Champions League match, overcoming a 3-0 deficit due to goalkeeper Szczęsny's errors and tactical changes by coach Flick, showcasing a renewed fighting spirit and resilience.
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56% Bias Score
Madrid Cocaine Bust: 197kg Seized, 3 Arrested
Spanish National Police, with DEA assistance, arrested three individuals in Madrid and seized 197 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a van at a shopping center; the drugs, from African groups, arrived from Ecuador via Algeciras port in August 2024.
Madrid Cocaine Bust: 197kg Seized, 3 Arrested
Spanish National Police, with DEA assistance, arrested three individuals in Madrid and seized 197 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a van at a shopping center; the drugs, from African groups, arrived from Ecuador via Algeciras port in August 2024.
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32% Bias Score
US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Reignites Global Climate Concerns
The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C; US withdrawal under Trump revives concerns about global climate action and the effectiveness of international climate summits like COPs, despite a one-year delay in implementation.
US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Reignites Global Climate Concerns
The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C; US withdrawal under Trump revives concerns about global climate action and the effectiveness of international climate summits like COPs, despite a one-year delay in implementation.
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36% Bias Score