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French Businesses Cite Political Instability as Top Challenge
French business leaders, including those at the Medef, concur with Jean-Luc Mélenchon that political instability, particularly the potential dissolution of the National Assembly in 2024 and the influence of Donald Trump, significantly harms investment and growth.
French Businesses Cite Political Instability as Top Challenge
French business leaders, including those at the Medef, concur with Jean-Luc Mélenchon that political instability, particularly the potential dissolution of the National Assembly in 2024 and the influence of Donald Trump, significantly harms investment and growth.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Inflated Investment Claims: Fact-Checking the \$12 Trillion Figure
President Trump claims over \$12 trillion in business investment since his term, but verifiable data, including Goldman Sachs' analysis, estimates far lower figures, suggesting the White House's figures are significantly inflated due to pre-existing projects and inclusion of non-investment costs.
Trump's Inflated Investment Claims: Fact-Checking the \$12 Trillion Figure
President Trump claims over \$12 trillion in business investment since his term, but verifiable data, including Goldman Sachs' analysis, estimates far lower figures, suggesting the White House's figures are significantly inflated due to pre-existing projects and inclusion of non-investment costs.
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40% Bias Score
Economic Policy Uncertainty Triggers Sharp Economic Slowdown
Record-high economic policy uncertainty, primarily due to tariffs, caused a significant economic slowdown in Q1 2025: consumer spending grew by only 1.8%, car purchases fell 11.1%, and business investment in structures dropped 4.3% while inventory investment rose.
Economic Policy Uncertainty Triggers Sharp Economic Slowdown
Record-high economic policy uncertainty, primarily due to tariffs, caused a significant economic slowdown in Q1 2025: consumer spending grew by only 1.8%, car purchases fell 11.1%, and business investment in structures dropped 4.3% while inventory investment rose.
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60% Bias Score
Australia's Productivity Stagnation: A Business Investment Failure
Australia's poor productivity performance over the past decade is primarily due to insufficient business investment in capital equipment, exacerbated by high immigration without corresponding increases in infrastructure and capital deepening; economists and vested interests have misdiagnosed the pro...
Australia's Productivity Stagnation: A Business Investment Failure
Australia's poor productivity performance over the past decade is primarily due to insufficient business investment in capital equipment, exacerbated by high immigration without corresponding increases in infrastructure and capital deepening; economists and vested interests have misdiagnosed the pro...
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48% Bias Score
Canadian Regulations Curb Economic Growth
A Statistics Canada report found that a 37% increase in federal business regulations between 2006 and 2021 lowered Canada's GDP growth by 1.7 percentage points, employment growth by 1.3 percentage points, and labor productivity by 0.4 percentage points; the impact was less severe for small businesse...
Canadian Regulations Curb Economic Growth
A Statistics Canada report found that a 37% increase in federal business regulations between 2006 and 2021 lowered Canada's GDP growth by 1.7 percentage points, employment growth by 1.3 percentage points, and labor productivity by 0.4 percentage points; the impact was less severe for small businesse...
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40% Bias Score
German Businesses Sound Alarm Over Shrinking Economy
German businesses are demanding lower energy prices, reduced bureaucracy, and more investment incentives to counter the shrinking economy, rising unemployment, and loss of global competitiveness, culminating in a planned January 29th nationwide protest.
German Businesses Sound Alarm Over Shrinking Economy
German businesses are demanding lower energy prices, reduced bureaucracy, and more investment incentives to counter the shrinking economy, rising unemployment, and loss of global competitiveness, culminating in a planned January 29th nationwide protest.
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48% Bias Score
OBBBA Reshapes California Tax Landscape for High-Income Business Owners
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) in California permanently extends the QBI deduction, increases QSBS tax-free sale limits, raises the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 (with phase-downs above $500,000), reinstates 100% bonus depreciation, increases Section 179 deductions, and raises the estate a...
OBBBA Reshapes California Tax Landscape for High-Income Business Owners
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) in California permanently extends the QBI deduction, increases QSBS tax-free sale limits, raises the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 (with phase-downs above $500,000), reinstates 100% bonus depreciation, increases Section 179 deductions, and raises the estate a...
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64% Bias Score
High UK Energy Costs Cripple Business Investment, CBI Warns
The CBI warns that high energy costs, totaling an extra £24 billion annually for UK businesses, are severely impacting investment and competitiveness, prompting calls for policy changes and a focus on low-carbon energy.
High UK Energy Costs Cripple Business Investment, CBI Warns
The CBI warns that high energy costs, totaling an extra £24 billion annually for UK businesses, are severely impacting investment and competitiveness, prompting calls for policy changes and a focus on low-carbon energy.
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52% Bias Score
Slow Italian Consumption Growth Forecast for 2025
The Italian consumer goods industry association (Ibc) forecasts weak 2025 consumption growth (0.8%) and purchasing power (0.8%), driven by cautious consumer spending, high energy costs, and supply chain issues, impacting 35,000+ companies and 1.1 million jobs.
Slow Italian Consumption Growth Forecast for 2025
The Italian consumer goods industry association (Ibc) forecasts weak 2025 consumption growth (0.8%) and purchasing power (0.8%), driven by cautious consumer spending, high energy costs, and supply chain issues, impacting 35,000+ companies and 1.1 million jobs.
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36% Bias Score
UK Economy Defies Expectations with 0.1% Growth in Q4 2024
The UK economy unexpectedly grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2024, driven by construction and services, despite lower living standards and concerns about future growth due to tax increases.
UK Economy Defies Expectations with 0.1% Growth in Q4 2024
The UK economy unexpectedly grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2024, driven by construction and services, despite lower living standards and concerns about future growth due to tax increases.
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40% Bias Score
L'Oréal to Pay €250 Million in French Tax, Seeks Government Support
L'Oréal will pay €250 million in new French corporate profit tax, representing 20% of its global R&D budget; CEO Nicolas Hieronimus seeks reciprocal government support to offset this cost and address what he views as unfairly burdensome European regulations.
L'Oréal to Pay €250 Million in French Tax, Seeks Government Support
L'Oréal will pay €250 million in new French corporate profit tax, representing 20% of its global R&D budget; CEO Nicolas Hieronimus seeks reciprocal government support to offset this cost and address what he views as unfairly burdensome European regulations.
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44% Bias Score
German Businesses Demand Policy Overhaul Amidst Economic Crisis
German businesses are demanding significant policy changes from the next federal government to address economic contraction, rising unemployment, and increased global competition, culminating in a nationwide day of action on January 29th, 2025, ahead of the crucial February 23rd election.
German Businesses Demand Policy Overhaul Amidst Economic Crisis
German businesses are demanding significant policy changes from the next federal government to address economic contraction, rising unemployment, and increased global competition, culminating in a nationwide day of action on January 29th, 2025, ahead of the crucial February 23rd election.
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52% Bias Score
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