January 2025
February 2025
Inspirational Leadership: The Missing Key to Organizational Success in 2025
A critical leadership gap in 2025 is the lack of focus on inspiring and energizing employees; despite billions spent on engagement, only one-third of American workers are engaged, highlighting the need for inspirational leadership to drive performance.
Inspirational Leadership: The Missing Key to Organizational Success in 2025
A critical leadership gap in 2025 is the lack of focus on inspiring and energizing employees; despite billions spent on engagement, only one-third of American workers are engaged, highlighting the need for inspirational leadership to drive performance.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Calamos Launches Bitcoin ETF with 100% Downside Protection
Calamos Investments will launch a structured protection Bitcoin ETF (CBOJ) on January 22, 2025, offering 100% downside protection over a 12-month period, combining options exposure with Treasury holdings to mitigate bitcoin's volatility and attract risk-averse investors.
Calamos Launches Bitcoin ETF with 100% Downside Protection
Calamos Investments will launch a structured protection Bitcoin ETF (CBOJ) on January 22, 2025, offering 100% downside protection over a 12-month period, combining options exposure with Treasury holdings to mitigate bitcoin's volatility and attract risk-averse investors.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Smartphone Hacking: Prevention and Response
Smartphone hacking, resulting in identity theft, financial fraud, and privacy breaches, is preventable through recognizing warning signs such as unusual battery drain and data usage, and through proactive measures like strong passwords and app vetting.
Smartphone Hacking: Prevention and Response
Smartphone hacking, resulting in identity theft, financial fraud, and privacy breaches, is preventable through recognizing warning signs such as unusual battery drain and data usage, and through proactive measures like strong passwords and app vetting.
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32% Bias Score
Xi Jinping Calls for Resolute Fight Against Corruption in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for a resolute and sustained fight against corruption, emphasizing that it is the greatest threat to the Party and requires thorough self-reform, while acknowledging the significant challenges that remain.
Xi Jinping Calls for Resolute Fight Against Corruption in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for a resolute and sustained fight against corruption, emphasizing that it is the greatest threat to the Party and requires thorough self-reform, while acknowledging the significant challenges that remain.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Stock Market Rallies Despite Rising Yields, Driven by AI Sector Strength
On Monday, the stock market rallied despite rising bond yields (above 4.6% on the 10-year Treasury), fueled by strong AI sector performance, particularly Nvidia (+5%) and positive Foxconn earnings. Constellation Brands also saw growth (+2%), though its future is unclear due to potential tariffs.
Stock Market Rallies Despite Rising Yields, Driven by AI Sector Strength
On Monday, the stock market rallied despite rising bond yields (above 4.6% on the 10-year Treasury), fueled by strong AI sector performance, particularly Nvidia (+5%) and positive Foxconn earnings. Constellation Brands also saw growth (+2%), though its future is unclear due to potential tariffs.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Vows to Reverse Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban, Facing Legal Hurdles
President-elect Donald Trump vows to immediately reverse President Biden's 11th-hour ban on new oil and gas drilling across roughly 625 million acres of U.S. coastal and offshore waters, but faces legal hurdles under a 70-year-old law.
Trump Vows to Reverse Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban, Facing Legal Hurdles
President-elect Donald Trump vows to immediately reverse President Biden's 11th-hour ban on new oil and gas drilling across roughly 625 million acres of U.S. coastal and offshore waters, but faces legal hurdles under a 70-year-old law.
Progress
56% Bias Score
AI Transforms Sales: Early Adopters See Significant Performance Gains
AI tools are transforming sales by offering honest meeting feedback, automated post-meeting reports, and interactive avatar training, showing early signs of boosting performance and efficiency for early adopters.
AI Transforms Sales: Early Adopters See Significant Performance Gains
AI tools are transforming sales by offering honest meeting feedback, automated post-meeting reports, and interactive avatar training, showing early signs of boosting performance and efficiency for early adopters.
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44% Bias Score
Barr Resigns from Federal Reserve, Avoiding Potential Trump Conflict
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr resigned on February 28, 2024, to avoid a potential conflict with President-elect Trump; bank stocks rallied on the news, and the Fed will delay major regulatory decisions until a successor is appointed.
Barr Resigns from Federal Reserve, Avoiding Potential Trump Conflict
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr resigned on February 28, 2024, to avoid a potential conflict with President-elect Trump; bank stocks rallied on the news, and the Fed will delay major regulatory decisions until a successor is appointed.
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44% Bias Score
Venezuelan Child Migrants Face Peril in Colombia
Over 2.8 million Venezuelans, including 800,000 children, have migrated to Colombia since 2014, fleeing political unrest; these children face significant threats including violence, trafficking, and recruitment by armed groups, highlighting the largest refugee crisis in modern Latin American history...
Venezuelan Child Migrants Face Peril in Colombia
Over 2.8 million Venezuelans, including 800,000 children, have migrated to Colombia since 2014, fleeing political unrest; these children face significant threats including violence, trafficking, and recruitment by armed groups, highlighting the largest refugee crisis in modern Latin American history...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Trump Denies Report on Tariff Policy, Markets Rally
President-elect Donald Trump denied a report claiming he would adopt more targeted tariffs than previously stated, causing the dollar to fall and US and European stock markets to rise, indicating investors see less inflation risk from targeted tariffs than broad-based ones.
Trump Denies Report on Tariff Policy, Markets Rally
President-elect Donald Trump denied a report claiming he would adopt more targeted tariffs than previously stated, causing the dollar to fall and US and European stock markets to rise, indicating investors see less inflation risk from targeted tariffs than broad-based ones.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mercy Ships' Global Mercy: Providing Free Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mercy Ships' Global Mercy, a 571-foot hospital ship, provides free, life-changing surgeries to people in sub-Saharan Africa lacking access to safe medical procedures, having performed over 4,400 since its commissioning, addressing a critical healthcare disparity in the region.
Mercy Ships' Global Mercy: Providing Free Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mercy Ships' Global Mercy, a 571-foot hospital ship, provides free, life-changing surgeries to people in sub-Saharan Africa lacking access to safe medical procedures, having performed over 4,400 since its commissioning, addressing a critical healthcare disparity in the region.
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40% Bias Score
Winter Storm Blair Disrupts US Travel
Winter Storm Blair caused nearly 4,400 US flight cancellations and delays on January 6th, impacting 34 million people under winter storm warnings; Amtrak canceled multiple routes, and a hard freeze is expected as far south as Florida.
Winter Storm Blair Disrupts US Travel
Winter Storm Blair caused nearly 4,400 US flight cancellations and delays on January 6th, impacting 34 million people under winter storm warnings; Amtrak canceled multiple routes, and a hard freeze is expected as far south as Florida.
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24% Bias Score