January 2025
February 2025
US Banks Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Exceed Q4 2024 Profit Expectations
In Q4 2024, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America exceeded profit expectations, reporting net incomes of $3.7 billion and $6.7 billion respectively, exceeding prior year Q4 results by more than 100%. This follows record profits for J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs in 2024.
US Banks Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Exceed Q4 2024 Profit Expectations
In Q4 2024, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America exceeded profit expectations, reporting net incomes of $3.7 billion and $6.7 billion respectively, exceeding prior year Q4 results by more than 100%. This follows record profits for J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs in 2024.
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36% Bias Score
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap Fuels Economic and Social Instability in Europe
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that CEOs in Europe's largest companies earn 110 times more than average workers (€4,147,440 vs €37,863 annually), warning this fuels economic instability and undermines democratic institutions; they advocate for stronger collective bargaining an...
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap Fuels Economic and Social Instability in Europe
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that CEOs in Europe's largest companies earn 110 times more than average workers (€4,147,440 vs €37,863 annually), warning this fuels economic instability and undermines democratic institutions; they advocate for stronger collective bargaining an...
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64% Bias Score
Germany's GDP Shrinks for Second Consecutive Year
Germany's GDP contracted by 0.2% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of negative growth, prompting comparisons to the 2002-2003 economic crisis, but with key differences in unemployment and public debt.
Germany's GDP Shrinks for Second Consecutive Year
Germany's GDP contracted by 0.2% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of negative growth, prompting comparisons to the 2002-2003 economic crisis, but with key differences in unemployment and public debt.
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56% Bias Score
South Korean President Arrested Amidst Deepening Political Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on January 15th by 3,000 police and CIO agents at his Seoul residence following weeks of self-imposed confinement; he faces impeachment and accusations of treason, but his arrest may not resolve the deep political divisions and public distrust in the...
South Korean President Arrested Amidst Deepening Political Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on January 15th by 3,000 police and CIO agents at his Seoul residence following weeks of self-imposed confinement; he faces impeachment and accusations of treason, but his arrest may not resolve the deep political divisions and public distrust in the...
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36% Bias Score
LA Mayor Criticized for One-Week Delay in Deploying Crisis Response Team During Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced severe criticism for a one-week delay in deploying the city's Crisis Response Team to aid victims of apocalyptic wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed over 12,000 homes, despite having the authority to deploy them immediately; the team's direc...
LA Mayor Criticized for One-Week Delay in Deploying Crisis Response Team During Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced severe criticism for a one-week delay in deploying the city's Crisis Response Team to aid victims of apocalyptic wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed over 12,000 homes, despite having the authority to deploy them immediately; the team's direc...
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64% Bias Score
Arctic Blast to Bring Dangerously Cold Temperatures Across US
A powerful Arctic air mass will sweep across the US from Friday to next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and severe wind chills, impacting over 300 million Americans and potentially making Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday the coldest in almost 40 years.
Arctic Blast to Bring Dangerously Cold Temperatures Across US
A powerful Arctic air mass will sweep across the US from Friday to next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and severe wind chills, impacting over 300 million Americans and potentially making Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday the coldest in almost 40 years.
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40% Bias Score
Unlikely Chinese Acquisition of VW Plant in Germany
Speculation of a Chinese automotive company acquiring a Volkswagen plant in Germany is highly unlikely due to a recent job guarantee agreement, opposition from VW's workforce and Lower Saxony state government, and concerns over China's human rights record.
Unlikely Chinese Acquisition of VW Plant in Germany
Speculation of a Chinese automotive company acquiring a Volkswagen plant in Germany is highly unlikely due to a recent job guarantee agreement, opposition from VW's workforce and Lower Saxony state government, and concerns over China's human rights record.
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48% Bias Score
EASA Warns Against Flights Over Western Russia After Azerbaijani Airliner Crash
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned airlines against flying over western Russia following the likely missile-downing of an Azerbaijani airliner on December 25, 2023, but non-EU carriers are expected to ignore the advisory due to the economic benefits of using Russian airspace.
EASA Warns Against Flights Over Western Russia After Azerbaijani Airliner Crash
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned airlines against flying over western Russia following the likely missile-downing of an Azerbaijani airliner on December 25, 2023, but non-EU carriers are expected to ignore the advisory due to the economic benefits of using Russian airspace.
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48% Bias Score
AfD Distributes Fake Deportation Tickets in Germany
The German far-right AfD party distributed nearly 30,000 fake airline tickets in Karlsruhe to promote 're-emigration' of immigrants before state elections on February 23rd, sparking a police investigation and condemnation from other parties.
AfD Distributes Fake Deportation Tickets in Germany
The German far-right AfD party distributed nearly 30,000 fake airline tickets in Karlsruhe to promote 're-emigration' of immigrants before state elections on February 23rd, sparking a police investigation and condemnation from other parties.
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56% Bias Score
NASA Astronaut Conducts Spacewalk After Eight-Month ISS Delay
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams conducted a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Thursday, repairing ISS equipment after an eight-month delay caused by a malfunctioning Boeing capsule that stranded her and Butch Wilmore on the ISS; their return is expected in late March or April.
NASA Astronaut Conducts Spacewalk After Eight-Month ISS Delay
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams conducted a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Thursday, repairing ISS equipment after an eight-month delay caused by a malfunctioning Boeing capsule that stranded her and Butch Wilmore on the ISS; their return is expected in late March or April.
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44% Bias Score
DeSantis Appoints Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to US Senate
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody, the state's 49-year-old Attorney General, to the US Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, citing her strong litigation record against Jack Smith and the New York Attorney General, and her work investigating an assassination attempt in Palm Beach.
DeSantis Appoints Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to US Senate
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody, the state's 49-year-old Attorney General, to the US Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, citing her strong litigation record against Jack Smith and the New York Attorney General, and her work investigating an assassination attempt in Palm Beach.
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64% Bias Score
Tech Titans Join Trump for Second Term Inauguration
At President-elect Trump's inauguration, tech leaders Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Shou Chew will hold positions of honor, signifying a shift in relations between Trump and Silicon Valley, prioritizing free speech and job creation.
Tech Titans Join Trump for Second Term Inauguration
At President-elect Trump's inauguration, tech leaders Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Shou Chew will hold positions of honor, signifying a shift in relations between Trump and Silicon Valley, prioritizing free speech and job creation.
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48% Bias Score