March 2025
April 2025
BMW Faces €1.1 Billion Tariff Hit Amidst Complicated US-EU Trade Dispute
BMW projects over €1.1 billion in costs from US tariff negotiations in 2025, impacting its 2024 net profit of €7.68 billion (down over 30%), as President Trump's broader trade concerns complicate negotiations and the EU's planned 2026 carbon tax adds further uncertainty.
BMW Faces €1.1 Billion Tariff Hit Amidst Complicated US-EU Trade Dispute
BMW projects over €1.1 billion in costs from US tariff negotiations in 2025, impacting its 2024 net profit of €7.68 billion (down over 30%), as President Trump's broader trade concerns complicate negotiations and the EU's planned 2026 carbon tax adds further uncertainty.
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60% Bias Score
Tesla Stock Plunges Amidst Sales Slump and Market Uncertainty
Tesla's stock fell again Monday, with Mizuho analysts citing significant sales drops in the U.S., China (-49%), and Germany (-76%), against rising overall EV market growth; this follows a 41% year-to-date decline in Tesla's stock price and reduced delivery forecasts from major investment banks.
Tesla Stock Plunges Amidst Sales Slump and Market Uncertainty
Tesla's stock fell again Monday, with Mizuho analysts citing significant sales drops in the U.S., China (-49%), and Germany (-76%), against rising overall EV market growth; this follows a 41% year-to-date decline in Tesla's stock price and reduced delivery forecasts from major investment banks.
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48% Bias Score
U.S. Banks Challenge Open Banking, Threatening Consumer Financial Freedom
Major U.S. banks are challenging a 2024 federal rule to restrict consumer access to open banking, limiting use of financial apps by 80% of Americans and potentially harming financial innovation and the U.S.'s global competitiveness.
U.S. Banks Challenge Open Banking, Threatening Consumer Financial Freedom
Major U.S. banks are challenging a 2024 federal rule to restrict consumer access to open banking, limiting use of financial apps by 80% of Americans and potentially harming financial innovation and the U.S.'s global competitiveness.
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56% Bias Score
Anti-Government Rhetoric Exacerbates US Inequality
Decades of Republican anti-government rhetoric, culminating in Elon Musk's recent inflammatory statement, has exacerbated US income inequality, evidenced by stagnant wages, declining life expectancy, and the failure to redistribute wealth generated by free trade.
Anti-Government Rhetoric Exacerbates US Inequality
Decades of Republican anti-government rhetoric, culminating in Elon Musk's recent inflammatory statement, has exacerbated US income inequality, evidenced by stagnant wages, declining life expectancy, and the failure to redistribute wealth generated by free trade.
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56% Bias Score
Putin Authorizes U.S. Hedge Fund to Buy Russian Securities
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a U.S. hedge fund, 683 Capital Partners LP, to buy Russian company securities from 11 other funds, mostly based in the U.S. and U.K., following his August 2022 order prohibiting such transactions without his personal approval. The decree also allows two Ru...
Putin Authorizes U.S. Hedge Fund to Buy Russian Securities
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a U.S. hedge fund, 683 Capital Partners LP, to buy Russian company securities from 11 other funds, mostly based in the U.S. and U.K., following his August 2022 order prohibiting such transactions without his personal approval. The decree also allows two Ru...
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36% Bias Score
Market Correction: S&P 500 Drops 10%, Gold Hits Record High
The S&P 500 fell 10% amid President Trump's fluctuating tariffs, mixed economic signals (low consumer confidence, but a strong labor market), and record-high gold prices exceeding $3,000 per ounce, prompting investors to seek safe haven assets and prompting questions regarding the future direction o...
Market Correction: S&P 500 Drops 10%, Gold Hits Record High
The S&P 500 fell 10% amid President Trump's fluctuating tariffs, mixed economic signals (low consumer confidence, but a strong labor market), and record-high gold prices exceeding $3,000 per ounce, prompting investors to seek safe haven assets and prompting questions regarding the future direction o...
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52% Bias Score
U.S. Strategy to Reduce Deficit While Boosting Technological Leadership
The U.S. plans to reduce its $1.9 trillion budget deficit to 3.7 percent of GDP by 2027 while increasing investment in science and technology, implementing tax incentives (25 percent investment tax credit), and streamlining regulations to boost innovation and global competitiveness.
U.S. Strategy to Reduce Deficit While Boosting Technological Leadership
The U.S. plans to reduce its $1.9 trillion budget deficit to 3.7 percent of GDP by 2027 while increasing investment in science and technology, implementing tax incentives (25 percent investment tax credit), and streamlining regulations to boost innovation and global competitiveness.
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56% Bias Score
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Completes Successful Mission, Exceeds Expectations
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, launched as part of the Ghost Riders in the Sky mission on March 2, 2024, completed its mission after 14 Earth days, exceeding its operational lifespan by five hours, successfully deploying NASA payloads including a lunar vacuum, and transmitting a final ...
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Completes Successful Mission, Exceeds Expectations
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, launched as part of the Ghost Riders in the Sky mission on March 2, 2024, completed its mission after 14 Earth days, exceeding its operational lifespan by five hours, successfully deploying NASA payloads including a lunar vacuum, and transmitting a final ...
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20% Bias Score
Tesla Stock Drops 15% Amidst #TeslaTakeDown Social Media Campaign
The #TeslaTakeDown social media campaign, targeting Elon Musk and Tesla, resulted in a 15% drop in Tesla's stock price last week, fueled by negative portrayals of Tesla vehicles and Musk's political stances. The campaign's intensity and methods highlight the power of social media to influence corpor...
Tesla Stock Drops 15% Amidst #TeslaTakeDown Social Media Campaign
The #TeslaTakeDown social media campaign, targeting Elon Musk and Tesla, resulted in a 15% drop in Tesla's stock price last week, fueled by negative portrayals of Tesla vehicles and Musk's political stances. The campaign's intensity and methods highlight the power of social media to influence corpor...
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48% Bias Score
White House Deletes Language on Trump's National Monument Rescission
The White House removed language from an executive order that appeared to eliminate the Sáttítla Highlands and Chuckwalla national monuments, following criticism from local officials who argued President Trump lacked the authority to rescind protections established by President Biden under the Antiq...
White House Deletes Language on Trump's National Monument Rescission
The White House removed language from an executive order that appeared to eliminate the Sáttítla Highlands and Chuckwalla national monuments, following criticism from local officials who argued President Trump lacked the authority to rescind protections established by President Biden under the Antiq...
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52% Bias Score
High Cost of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Limits Cost-Effectiveness
A JAMA Health Forum study found that despite improved health outcomes, GLP-1 weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound are not currently cost-effective due to high net prices, patient non-persistence, and insurer churn; price reductions of 30% for tirzepatide and 82% for semaglutide are neede...
High Cost of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Limits Cost-Effectiveness
A JAMA Health Forum study found that despite improved health outcomes, GLP-1 weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound are not currently cost-effective due to high net prices, patient non-persistence, and insurer churn; price reductions of 30% for tirzepatide and 82% for semaglutide are neede...
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56% Bias Score
Lisa Doubles Top 10 Billboard Rap Hits, Surpassing BTS
Lisa's two new songs, "Fxck Up the World" and "Rapunzel," debuted on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively, doubling her previous top 10 hits to four, surpassing other K-pop artists like Psy and BTS.
Lisa Doubles Top 10 Billboard Rap Hits, Surpassing BTS
Lisa's two new songs, "Fxck Up the World" and "Rapunzel," debuted on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively, doubling her previous top 10 hits to four, surpassing other K-pop artists like Psy and BTS.
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48% Bias Score