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High-Speed Rail in Europe: An Unsustainable Project
A proposed Europe-wide high-speed rail network, while seemingly green and modern, is deemed economically and ecologically unsustainable due to its high cost (€20-50 million/km) and limited CO2 emission reduction (2-15% of aviation emissions), with alternative solutions like sustainable aviation fuel...
High-Speed Rail in Europe: An Unsustainable Project
A proposed Europe-wide high-speed rail network, while seemingly green and modern, is deemed economically and ecologically unsustainable due to its high cost (€20-50 million/km) and limited CO2 emission reduction (2-15% of aviation emissions), with alternative solutions like sustainable aviation fuel...
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56% Bias Score
IFS Director Critiques UK's Short-Sighted Fiscal Policy
Paul Johnson, retiring director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, criticizes the UK's recent fiscal policy, citing a lack of long-term planning and understanding of scale, exemplified by Labour's U-turn on the winter fuel allowance and the lack of substantial, long-term chancellors in recent year...
IFS Director Critiques UK's Short-Sighted Fiscal Policy
Paul Johnson, retiring director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, criticizes the UK's recent fiscal policy, citing a lack of long-term planning and understanding of scale, exemplified by Labour's U-turn on the winter fuel allowance and the lack of substantial, long-term chancellors in recent year...
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52% Bias Score
Mixed Outlook for Canadian and US Stocks Amidst Trade Uncertainty
RBC Capital Markets analyst Darko Mihelic forecasts elevated impaired provisions for credit losses (PCLs) for Canadian banks in 2026, expecting a return to normalized levels by 2027, while Bank of Montreal's Brian Belski anticipates a strong rally in Canadian trade-oriented stocks, and Morgan Stanle...
Mixed Outlook for Canadian and US Stocks Amidst Trade Uncertainty
RBC Capital Markets analyst Darko Mihelic forecasts elevated impaired provisions for credit losses (PCLs) for Canadian banks in 2026, expecting a return to normalized levels by 2027, while Bank of Montreal's Brian Belski anticipates a strong rally in Canadian trade-oriented stocks, and Morgan Stanle...
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32% Bias Score
Toorak's Top 1% Earn $7.5 Million Annually, Exposing Extreme Wealth Disparity
Analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals that the top 1% of income earners in Melbourne's Toorak suburb earn an average of $7.5 million annually, compared to a typical income of $81,000, highlighting significant wealth inequality.
Toorak's Top 1% Earn $7.5 Million Annually, Exposing Extreme Wealth Disparity
Analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals that the top 1% of income earners in Melbourne's Toorak suburb earn an average of $7.5 million annually, compared to a typical income of $81,000, highlighting significant wealth inequality.
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44% Bias Score
Perth House Prices Outpace Wages, While Sydney and Melbourne Lag
Analysis of Australian housing market data from April 2024 to April 2025 reveals Perth's house prices surged \$95,022, exceeding average wages, while Sydney and Melbourne saw more modest growth with wages outpacing house price gains; Brisbane and Adelaide showed similar levels.
Perth House Prices Outpace Wages, While Sydney and Melbourne Lag
Analysis of Australian housing market data from April 2024 to April 2025 reveals Perth's house prices surged \$95,022, exceeding average wages, while Sydney and Melbourne saw more modest growth with wages outpacing house price gains; Brisbane and Adelaide showed similar levels.
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44% Bias Score
Bad Bunny Tickets: A Case Study in FOMO and Market Bubbles
The rapid sell-out of over 600,000 Bad Bunny concert tickets in Spain demonstrates the power of FOMO (fear of missing out), mirroring past market bubbles fueled by social media hype and irrational exuberance.
Bad Bunny Tickets: A Case Study in FOMO and Market Bubbles
The rapid sell-out of over 600,000 Bad Bunny concert tickets in Spain demonstrates the power of FOMO (fear of missing out), mirroring past market bubbles fueled by social media hype and irrational exuberance.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Fuel Price Cuts Did Not Manipulate June Inflation: Economist
Alaattin Aktas, an economics columnist, dismisses claims that Turkey's recent fuel price cuts were meant to manipulate June's inflation rate, arguing it's mathematically impossible due to the automatic calculation of fuel prices and the CPI's data collection timeline.
Turkey Fuel Price Cuts Did Not Manipulate June Inflation: Economist
Alaattin Aktas, an economics columnist, dismisses claims that Turkey's recent fuel price cuts were meant to manipulate June's inflation rate, arguing it's mathematically impossible due to the automatic calculation of fuel prices and the CPI's data collection timeline.
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40% Bias Score
Russia's Inflation: Unexpected Monthly Rise, Yearly Slowdown
Russia's monthly inflation unexpectedly rose to 0.43% in May 2025, exceeding forecasts, while yearly inflation decreased to 9.88% due to a high base effect from the previous year; the rise was mainly driven by increased vegetable prices.
Russia's Inflation: Unexpected Monthly Rise, Yearly Slowdown
Russia's monthly inflation unexpectedly rose to 0.43% in May 2025, exceeding forecasts, while yearly inflation decreased to 9.88% due to a high base effect from the previous year; the rise was mainly driven by increased vegetable prices.
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40% Bias Score
Financial Sector Outperforms Market with 24% Return
The financial sector's 24% return for the year through May 31, 2024, significantly outpaced the overall market, driven by strong performance from major institutions like Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Progressive, despite some analysts' tepid outlook.
Financial Sector Outperforms Market with 24% Return
The financial sector's 24% return for the year through May 31, 2024, significantly outpaced the overall market, driven by strong performance from major institutions like Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Progressive, despite some analysts' tepid outlook.
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64% Bias Score
Spain's Macro-Pension Fund Fails to Attract Funding
Spain's €2.5 billion macro-pension fund, launched in 2022 to reform retirement savings, remains unfunded 18 months later due to a lack of interest from stakeholders, including companies, unions, and fund managers, and resignations of key personnel.
Spain's Macro-Pension Fund Fails to Attract Funding
Spain's €2.5 billion macro-pension fund, launched in 2022 to reform retirement savings, remains unfunded 18 months later due to a lack of interest from stakeholders, including companies, unions, and fund managers, and resignations of key personnel.
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44% Bias Score
Frozen Russian Budget Funds and Economic Consequences
Russia's budget policy since 2004 has frozen trillions of rubles, initially invested in Western assets and later rendered idle by sanctions, leading to high-interest borrowing from major banks and creating a massive reserve despite economic challenges.
Frozen Russian Budget Funds and Economic Consequences
Russia's budget policy since 2004 has frozen trillions of rubles, initially invested in Western assets and later rendered idle by sanctions, leading to high-interest borrowing from major banks and creating a massive reserve despite economic challenges.
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72% Bias Score
Child Tax Credit: Proposed Reforms Target Low-Income Families
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) will see its maximum benefit decrease from $2,000 to $1,000 per child this year; however, Congress is considering several proposals to alter the CTC to better assist low-income families, including faster phasing in of the credit and full refundability for newborns, each wi...
Child Tax Credit: Proposed Reforms Target Low-Income Families
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) will see its maximum benefit decrease from $2,000 to $1,000 per child this year; however, Congress is considering several proposals to alter the CTC to better assist low-income families, including faster phasing in of the credit and full refundability for newborns, each wi...
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32% Bias Score
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