Oil Prices Rise on Positive Short-Term Outlook
On Tuesday, oil prices rose, with Brent crude at $73.37 and WTI at $69.98 per barrel, due to a short-term positive market outlook, reduced holiday trading volume, supportive supply and demand changes, and China's planned fiscal stimulus.
Oil Prices Rise on Positive Short-Term Outlook
On Tuesday, oil prices rose, with Brent crude at $73.37 and WTI at $69.98 per barrel, due to a short-term positive market outlook, reduced holiday trading volume, supportive supply and demand changes, and China's planned fiscal stimulus.
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32% Bias Score
China Sanctions Canadian Human Rights Advocates
China imposed sanctions on two Canadian organizations, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada Tibet Committee, and 20 associated individuals for advocating against human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, banning them from China and seizing their assets.
China Sanctions Canadian Human Rights Advocates
China imposed sanctions on two Canadian organizations, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada Tibet Committee, and 20 associated individuals for advocating against human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, banning them from China and seizing their assets.
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36% Bias Score
AI Reveals Ineffective Wildlife Corridors for Endangered Spider Monkeys
Biologist Jenna Lawson's AI-assisted study in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula revealed that endangered Geoffrey's spider monkeys avoid human-altered landscapes, highlighting the ineffectiveness of current wildlife corridors and the urgent need for innovative conservation strategies using technology like ...
AI Reveals Ineffective Wildlife Corridors for Endangered Spider Monkeys
Biologist Jenna Lawson's AI-assisted study in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula revealed that endangered Geoffrey's spider monkeys avoid human-altered landscapes, highlighting the ineffectiveness of current wildlife corridors and the urgent need for innovative conservation strategies using technology like ...
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36% Bias Score
China-Sweden Dispute Mars Baltic Cable Severing Investigation
China insists it fully cooperated in the investigation of the severed Baltic Sea undersea cables, damaged on Nov 17-18, but Sweden disputes this, saying China blocked access to the implicated Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, which has now resumed its voyage.
China-Sweden Dispute Mars Baltic Cable Severing Investigation
China insists it fully cooperated in the investigation of the severed Baltic Sea undersea cables, damaged on Nov 17-18, but Sweden disputes this, saying China blocked access to the implicated Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, which has now resumed its voyage.
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40% Bias Score
Apple Nears $4 Trillion Valuation on AI-Driven iPhone Optimism
Apple's stock is nearing a $4 trillion valuation due to investor optimism about its AI-enhanced iPhones, despite a modest short-term revenue forecast and potential risks from tariffs and a high P/E ratio.
Apple Nears $4 Trillion Valuation on AI-Driven iPhone Optimism
Apple's stock is nearing a $4 trillion valuation due to investor optimism about its AI-enhanced iPhones, despite a modest short-term revenue forecast and potential risks from tariffs and a high P/E ratio.
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52% Bias Score
Canada Halts Private Refugee Sponsorships Amidst Backlog
Canada suspended almost all private refugee sponsorships, affecting thousands of resettlement efforts and contradicting its past commitment to refugee aid; the government cites application backlogs as the reason, despite increased funding and rising case numbers at the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Canada Halts Private Refugee Sponsorships Amidst Backlog
Canada suspended almost all private refugee sponsorships, affecting thousands of resettlement efforts and contradicting its past commitment to refugee aid; the government cites application backlogs as the reason, despite increased funding and rising case numbers at the Immigration and Refugee Board.
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44% Bias Score
Montreal's Royalmount Mall Opens, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality
Montreal's new Royalmount shopping complex, a $7-billion privately financed project, opened its first phase, an 824,000-square-foot mall aiming for carbon neutrality through energy-efficient design, extensive green spaces, and water conservation measures, despite its location in a high-traffic area.
Montreal's Royalmount Mall Opens, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality
Montreal's new Royalmount shopping complex, a $7-billion privately financed project, opened its first phase, an 824,000-square-foot mall aiming for carbon neutrality through energy-efficient design, extensive green spaces, and water conservation measures, despite its location in a high-traffic area.
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56% Bias Score
Ukraine Faces Bleak Winter Amidst Devastating Russian Attacks on Energy Grid
Recent Russian missile attacks on Ukraine's energy grid have caused widespread power outages, especially affecting DTEK, the country's largest private power producer, which has experienced the destruction of 90 percent of its generating capacity and anticipates a winter of blackouts despite internat...
Ukraine Faces Bleak Winter Amidst Devastating Russian Attacks on Energy Grid
Recent Russian missile attacks on Ukraine's energy grid have caused widespread power outages, especially affecting DTEK, the country's largest private power producer, which has experienced the destruction of 90 percent of its generating capacity and anticipates a winter of blackouts despite internat...
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40% Bias Score
U.S.-Driven Market Boom Defies Global Uncertainty in 2024
In 2024, global stock markets defied expectations, rising over 17% despite geopolitical instability, largely due to a booming U.S. market fueled by AI investment and robust growth, leading to a stronger dollar and increased global exposure to U.S. trends.
U.S.-Driven Market Boom Defies Global Uncertainty in 2024
In 2024, global stock markets defied expectations, rising over 17% despite geopolitical instability, largely due to a booming U.S. market fueled by AI investment and robust growth, leading to a stronger dollar and increased global exposure to U.S. trends.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Return to Power: 2025 US Economic Outlook
President-elect Trump's return to the White House in 2025 will bring significant changes to U.S. economic policy, including potential tax reforms, deregulation, and tariffs, impacting global markets and requiring investors to adjust portfolios.
Trump's Return to Power: 2025 US Economic Outlook
President-elect Trump's return to the White House in 2025 will bring significant changes to U.S. economic policy, including potential tax reforms, deregulation, and tariffs, impacting global markets and requiring investors to adjust portfolios.
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48% Bias Score
US Stocks Rise After Shutdown Averted, Inflation Eases Concerns
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday following Congress's passage of a spending bill that averted a government shutdown and a positive inflation report that reduced concerns about interest rate hikes; the Dow E-minis rose 0.07%, the S&P 500 E-minis rose 0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 E-minis rose 0.45...
US Stocks Rise After Shutdown Averted, Inflation Eases Concerns
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday following Congress's passage of a spending bill that averted a government shutdown and a positive inflation report that reduced concerns about interest rate hikes; the Dow E-minis rose 0.07%, the S&P 500 E-minis rose 0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 E-minis rose 0.45...
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44% Bias Score
Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Murder Charge in Thompson Killing
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to New York state terrorism-related murder charges for fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on December 4th in Manhattan, while simultaneously facing separate federal charges that could result in the death penalty.
Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Murder Charge in Thompson Killing
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to New York state terrorism-related murder charges for fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on December 4th in Manhattan, while simultaneously facing separate federal charges that could result in the death penalty.
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44% Bias Score