January 2025
February 2025
BlackRock Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations, Driving Stock Surge
BlackRock's Q4 2024 earnings exceeded expectations, with $5.68 billion in revenue and $11.93 adjusted EPS, driven by record $281 billion net inflows and strategic acquisitions in alternative investments; this fueled a stock price increase and positive market outlook.
BlackRock Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations, Driving Stock Surge
BlackRock's Q4 2024 earnings exceeded expectations, with $5.68 billion in revenue and $11.93 adjusted EPS, driven by record $281 billion net inflows and strategic acquisitions in alternative investments; this fueled a stock price increase and positive market outlook.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Vows to Halt New Wind Farm Construction
President-elect Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government will stop subsidizing new wind farms, contradicting his first term's actions supporting offshore wind projects and citing unsubstantiated claims about harm to whales and other negative impacts, despite scientific evidence to the contrar...
Trump Vows to Halt New Wind Farm Construction
President-elect Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government will stop subsidizing new wind farms, contradicting his first term's actions supporting offshore wind projects and citing unsubstantiated claims about harm to whales and other negative impacts, despite scientific evidence to the contrar...
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48% Bias Score
Delayed Action on IICSA Child Sexual Abuse Recommendations
The IICSA inquiry into child sexual abuse, chaired by Prof. Alexis Jay, concluded with recommendations that remain largely unimplemented two years later, despite the involvement of over 6,000 victims and survivors and the processing of 2.8 million pages of evidence.
Delayed Action on IICSA Child Sexual Abuse Recommendations
The IICSA inquiry into child sexual abuse, chaired by Prof. Alexis Jay, concluded with recommendations that remain largely unimplemented two years later, despite the involvement of over 6,000 victims and survivors and the processing of 2.8 million pages of evidence.
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44% Bias Score
Fico's Moscow Trip Sparks No-Confidence Vote in Slovakia
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico faces a no-confidence vote after his December 22, 2023, meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to secure cheap Russian gas, alienating allies and prompting an opposition-led vote that could trigger snap elections, with the opposition's Progressive Slovakia party ...
Fico's Moscow Trip Sparks No-Confidence Vote in Slovakia
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico faces a no-confidence vote after his December 22, 2023, meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to secure cheap Russian gas, alienating allies and prompting an opposition-led vote that could trigger snap elections, with the opposition's Progressive Slovakia party ...
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52% Bias Score
Chad's Ruling Party Wins Resounding Victory Amidst Political Instability
Chad's ruling MPS party won 124 of 188 parliamentary seats in December 2024 elections, boycotted by the opposition, following an April presidential election also met with opposition boycott. An attack on the presidential palace in January, of unclear origin, occurred after the expulsion of French tr...
Chad's Ruling Party Wins Resounding Victory Amidst Political Instability
Chad's ruling MPS party won 124 of 188 parliamentary seats in December 2024 elections, boycotted by the opposition, following an April presidential election also met with opposition boycott. An attack on the presidential palace in January, of unclear origin, occurred after the expulsion of French tr...
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40% Bias Score
Step-father Convicted of Child Rape, Mother's Inaction Questioned
A 34-year-old man in Windsor, Berkshire, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter between 2017 and 2021; the victim's mother's inaction is attributed to potential cultural factors and a dysfunctional home environment.
Step-father Convicted of Child Rape, Mother's Inaction Questioned
A 34-year-old man in Windsor, Berkshire, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter between 2017 and 2021; the victim's mother's inaction is attributed to potential cultural factors and a dysfunctional home environment.
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72% Bias Score
Los Angeles Wildfires Cause $30 Billion in Insured Losses
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have caused an estimated $30 billion in insured losses, exceeding the previous record and disproportionately impacting high-net-worth insurers like Chubb and Cincinnati Financial, who could experience double-digit EPS drops; at least 24 people have died.
Los Angeles Wildfires Cause $30 Billion in Insured Losses
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have caused an estimated $30 billion in insured losses, exceeding the previous record and disproportionately impacting high-net-worth insurers like Chubb and Cincinnati Financial, who could experience double-digit EPS drops; at least 24 people have died.
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40% Bias Score
Germany's New Africa Policy: Mutual Respect and Reconciliation
Germany's revised Africa policy guidelines, released six months behind schedule and weeks before elections, prioritize mutual respect, addressing colonial injustices, and advocating for equal partnerships with Africa, including two permanent African seats on the UN Security Council.
Germany's New Africa Policy: Mutual Respect and Reconciliation
Germany's revised Africa policy guidelines, released six months behind schedule and weeks before elections, prioritize mutual respect, addressing colonial injustices, and advocating for equal partnerships with Africa, including two permanent African seats on the UN Security Council.
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32% Bias Score
Tech Giants' Overt Support for Trump Raises Ethical Concerns
Tech giants Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, a federal holiday, at the US Capitol, where Trump's supporters attacked police in 2021, signifying a dramatic shift in their public stance and raising ethical concerns regarding potential co...
Tech Giants' Overt Support for Trump Raises Ethical Concerns
Tech giants Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, a federal holiday, at the US Capitol, where Trump's supporters attacked police in 2021, signifying a dramatic shift in their public stance and raising ethical concerns regarding potential co...
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72% Bias Score
Global Views on Trump's Second Term: A Sharp Divide
A survey across 24 countries shows sharply contrasting views on Donald Trump's return; while many in the EU and its allies fear his presidency, majorities in India, China, Brazil and Turkey see it as positive, especially for peace, despite Trump's past trade threats.
Global Views on Trump's Second Term: A Sharp Divide
A survey across 24 countries shows sharply contrasting views on Donald Trump's return; while many in the EU and its allies fear his presidency, majorities in India, China, Brazil and Turkey see it as positive, especially for peace, despite Trump's past trade threats.
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Security Hinges on Economic Transformation
Germany must strengthen its national security by investing in its military, security agencies, and technological independence to counter global instability and reduce economic vulnerabilities, including potential €115 billion losses from restricted Chinese exports, according to a Roland Berger study...
Germany's Security Hinges on Economic Transformation
Germany must strengthen its national security by investing in its military, security agencies, and technological independence to counter global instability and reduce economic vulnerabilities, including potential €115 billion losses from restricted Chinese exports, according to a Roland Berger study...
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56% Bias Score
Accelerated Ocean Acidification in Subpolar North Atlantic Threatens Marine Life
A Spanish-led study reveals accelerated ocean acidification in the subpolar North Atlantic between 2009 and 2019, due to changes in physical ocean patterns, resulting in decreased salinity, increased oxygenation, and mineral loss crucial for marine life, impacting the food chain and socio-economic f...
Accelerated Ocean Acidification in Subpolar North Atlantic Threatens Marine Life
A Spanish-led study reveals accelerated ocean acidification in the subpolar North Atlantic between 2009 and 2019, due to changes in physical ocean patterns, resulting in decreased salinity, increased oxygenation, and mineral loss crucial for marine life, impacting the food chain and socio-economic f...
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24% Bias Score