January 2025
February 2025
Record Hedge Fund Borrowing Reflects Bets on Trump Presidency and Rising Dollar
Ahead of Donald Trump's presidency, hedge funds reached their highest borrowing levels since 2010, betting on a rising dollar and potential gains in specific U.S. stock sectors, despite concerns about tariffs and increased market volatility.
Record Hedge Fund Borrowing Reflects Bets on Trump Presidency and Rising Dollar
Ahead of Donald Trump's presidency, hedge funds reached their highest borrowing levels since 2010, betting on a rising dollar and potential gains in specific U.S. stock sectors, despite concerns about tariffs and increased market volatility.
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44% Bias Score
Habeck Urges European Unity Amidst Global Uncertainty
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, during a rally in Leipzig on the same day as Donald Trump's inauguration, stressed the need for a unified and strengthened Europe to face global economic uncertainty and instability within the EU, advocating for increased investment and technological independenc...
Habeck Urges European Unity Amidst Global Uncertainty
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, during a rally in Leipzig on the same day as Donald Trump's inauguration, stressed the need for a unified and strengthened Europe to face global economic uncertainty and instability within the EU, advocating for increased investment and technological independenc...
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40% Bias Score
Ukraine's Ministry of Justice Suffers Month-Long Outage After Major Cyberattack
A sophisticated cyberattack in late December crippled Ukraine's Ministry of Justice's state registries for a month, highlighting vulnerabilities despite claims of robust security, and underscoring the need for improved cybersecurity practices.
Ukraine's Ministry of Justice Suffers Month-Long Outage After Major Cyberattack
A sophisticated cyberattack in late December crippled Ukraine's Ministry of Justice's state registries for a month, highlighting vulnerabilities despite claims of robust security, and underscoring the need for improved cybersecurity practices.
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24% Bias Score
EU LNG Imports to Rise 13% in 2025 Amidst Potential Russian Ban
European LNG imports are forecast to rise 13% in 2025 due to decreased Russian pipeline gas, faster-than-usual gas storage depletion, and EU reliance on global markets; however, a potential EU ban on Russian LNG by 2027 could impact global energy security.
EU LNG Imports to Rise 13% in 2025 Amidst Potential Russian Ban
European LNG imports are forecast to rise 13% in 2025 due to decreased Russian pipeline gas, faster-than-usual gas storage depletion, and EU reliance on global markets; however, a potential EU ban on Russian LNG by 2027 could impact global energy security.
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36% Bias Score
Musk's Post-Inauguration Gesture Sparks International Controversy
Following President Trump's inauguration, Elon Musk's gesture at a Capitol Hill speech, resembling a Nazi salute, sparked international controversy and condemnation, with differing interpretations and accusations of supporting far-right groups.
Musk's Post-Inauguration Gesture Sparks International Controversy
Following President Trump's inauguration, Elon Musk's gesture at a Capitol Hill speech, resembling a Nazi salute, sparked international controversy and condemnation, with differing interpretations and accusations of supporting far-right groups.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Announces Across-the-Board Tariffs on Imports
President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs ranging from 10% to 20% on all imported goods to boost domestic production, potentially increasing prices for US consumers and sparking international trade disputes.
Trump Announces Across-the-Board Tariffs on Imports
President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs ranging from 10% to 20% on all imported goods to boost domestic production, potentially increasing prices for US consumers and sparking international trade disputes.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Inauguration Exposes Deep Divisions in German-US Relations
German Chancellor Scholz offered a formal congratulatory message to President Trump but did not attend his inauguration, highlighting transatlantic tensions fueled by Trump's announced policies and the AfD's support for him.
Trump's Inauguration Exposes Deep Divisions in German-US Relations
German Chancellor Scholz offered a formal congratulatory message to President Trump but did not attend his inauguration, highlighting transatlantic tensions fueled by Trump's announced policies and the AfD's support for him.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Pardons January 6th Rioters, Issues Sweeping Executive Orders
President Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot, stating a desire for national unity despite his previous rhetoric; he also issued executive orders addressing immigration, refugee resettlement, and rejoined the Paris Agreement, while withdrawin...
Trump Pardons January 6th Rioters, Issues Sweeping Executive Orders
President Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot, stating a desire for national unity despite his previous rhetoric; he also issued executive orders addressing immigration, refugee resettlement, and rejoined the Paris Agreement, while withdrawin...
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40% Bias Score
Habeck Advocates for Stronger German Investment and European Unity
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck urges for increased investments, improved tax incentives, and research funding to bolster Germany's economy and counter potential US tariffs, emphasizing Europe's capacity for economic retaliation and the need for unity to prevent falling behind global competito...
Habeck Advocates for Stronger German Investment and European Unity
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck urges for increased investments, improved tax incentives, and research funding to bolster Germany's economy and counter potential US tariffs, emphasizing Europe's capacity for economic retaliation and the need for unity to prevent falling behind global competito...
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40% Bias Score
Schröder and Warnig to Testify in Nord Stream 2 Inquiry
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and former Nord Stream 2 CEO Matthias Warnig will testify on Friday before a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament committee investigating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's construction, which was completed in late 2021 but never went into operation due to the ...
Schröder and Warnig to Testify in Nord Stream 2 Inquiry
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and former Nord Stream 2 CEO Matthias Warnig will testify on Friday before a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament committee investigating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's construction, which was completed in late 2021 but never went into operation due to the ...
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48% Bias Score
Life Sentence Upheld for 1988 Cult Murder in Hanau
A German court has upheld a life sentence against a former cult leader for the 1988 murder of a four-year-old boy in Hanau; the child was found dead in a sack after suffering years of abuse, with authorities initially classifying the death as accidental before reopening the case in 2015 based on tes...
Life Sentence Upheld for 1988 Cult Murder in Hanau
A German court has upheld a life sentence against a former cult leader for the 1988 murder of a four-year-old boy in Hanau; the child was found dead in a sack after suffering years of abuse, with authorities initially classifying the death as accidental before reopening the case in 2015 based on tes...
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24% Bias Score
Chadema's Leadership Contest: A Pivotal Moment for Tanzanian Politics
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, holds a leadership election in January, pitting incumbent Freeman Mbowe against Tundu Lissu, who advocates for change, ahead of October's general elections; the outcome could significantly impact the country's political future.
Chadema's Leadership Contest: A Pivotal Moment for Tanzanian Politics
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, holds a leadership election in January, pitting incumbent Freeman Mbowe against Tundu Lissu, who advocates for change, ahead of October's general elections; the outcome could significantly impact the country's political future.
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44% Bias Score