Armed Conflicts and Economic Tensions Top Global Business Risks, WEF Report Finds
A World Economic Forum report reveals that armed conflicts and economic tensions are business' top concerns, with nearly 25% of 11,000 surveyed leaders ranking conflict as the biggest risk for the next two years, up from fifth place in 2024, due to a complex geopolitical environment and increased pr...
Armed Conflicts and Economic Tensions Top Global Business Risks, WEF Report Finds
A World Economic Forum report reveals that armed conflicts and economic tensions are business' top concerns, with nearly 25% of 11,000 surveyed leaders ranking conflict as the biggest risk for the next two years, up from fifth place in 2024, due to a complex geopolitical environment and increased pr...
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40% Bias Score
CDU's "Agenda 2030": Tax Cuts to Revive German Economy
Germany's CDU party unveiled its "Agenda 2030," proposing massive tax cuts to spur a 2% GDP growth, addressing economic stagnation through fiscal stimulus, immigration reform, and bureaucratic streamlining, despite potential budget shortfalls and challenges to the German economic model.
CDU's "Agenda 2030": Tax Cuts to Revive German Economy
Germany's CDU party unveiled its "Agenda 2030," proposing massive tax cuts to spur a 2% GDP growth, addressing economic stagnation through fiscal stimulus, immigration reform, and bureaucratic streamlining, despite potential budget shortfalls and challenges to the German economic model.
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52% Bias Score
Big Tech's Knowledge Monopolization and Brazil's Digital Sovereignty Struggle
Economics professor Cecilia Rikap details how Amazon, Microsoft, and Google control 70% of the global cloud market, centralizing AI development and knowledge creation, and how Brazil is attempting to resist this dominance by creating a sovereign digital ecosystem, facing strong counter-pressure from...
Big Tech's Knowledge Monopolization and Brazil's Digital Sovereignty Struggle
Economics professor Cecilia Rikap details how Amazon, Microsoft, and Google control 70% of the global cloud market, centralizing AI development and knowledge creation, and how Brazil is attempting to resist this dominance by creating a sovereign digital ecosystem, facing strong counter-pressure from...
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48% Bias Score
China's New Energy Storage Capacity Surges 130% in 2024
China's new energy storage installed capacity reached 73.76 million kilowatts by the end of 2024, a 130 percent increase from 2023, driven by renewable energy growth and supported by government investment exceeding 200 billion yuan since 2021.
China's New Energy Storage Capacity Surges 130% in 2024
China's new energy storage installed capacity reached 73.76 million kilowatts by the end of 2024, a 130 percent increase from 2023, driven by renewable energy growth and supported by government investment exceeding 200 billion yuan since 2021.
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44% Bias Score
Ukrainian Refugee Secures £80,000 Investment on Dragons' Den
Yana Smaglo, a 30-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in Huddersfield, UK, secured an £80,000 investment on Dragons' Den for her fashion import business, Nenya, which sources high-quality clothing from Ukraine, showcasing the resilience of Ukrainian entrepreneurs and the potential for refugee-led busi...
Ukrainian Refugee Secures £80,000 Investment on Dragons' Den
Yana Smaglo, a 30-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in Huddersfield, UK, secured an £80,000 investment on Dragons' Den for her fashion import business, Nenya, which sources high-quality clothing from Ukraine, showcasing the resilience of Ukrainian entrepreneurs and the potential for refugee-led busi...
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24% Bias Score
Global Trade Booms Despite Protectionist Headwinds
Despite protectionist pressures, global trade is booming, projected to hit $33 trillion in 2024, driven by digital trade and services; however, ensuring inclusive growth requires addressing income inequality and promoting open development policies.
Global Trade Booms Despite Protectionist Headwinds
Despite protectionist pressures, global trade is booming, projected to hit $33 trillion in 2024, driven by digital trade and services; however, ensuring inclusive growth requires addressing income inequality and promoting open development policies.
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56% Bias Score
Faure's Proposal to Convert Pension Reserve Fund into Sovereign Wealth Fund Criticized
French Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure's proposal to use the underfunded Pension Reserve Fund (€20 billion instead of projected €140 billion) to pause pension reforms is criticized as financially irresponsible; instead, the proposal suggests converting it into a sovereign wealth fund to manage ...
Faure's Proposal to Convert Pension Reserve Fund into Sovereign Wealth Fund Criticized
French Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure's proposal to use the underfunded Pension Reserve Fund (€20 billion instead of projected €140 billion) to pause pension reforms is criticized as financially irresponsible; instead, the proposal suggests converting it into a sovereign wealth fund to manage ...
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52% Bias Score
German Long-Term Care Insurance Faces 1.55 Billion Euro Deficit, Warns of Crisis
Germany's long-term care insurance system projects a 1.55 billion euro deficit in 2024, despite a recent contribution increase, prompting warnings of a potential crisis unless the new federal government acts swiftly to stabilize its finances.
German Long-Term Care Insurance Faces 1.55 Billion Euro Deficit, Warns of Crisis
Germany's long-term care insurance system projects a 1.55 billion euro deficit in 2024, despite a recent contribution increase, prompting warnings of a potential crisis unless the new federal government acts swiftly to stabilize its finances.
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60% Bias Score
China's New Energy Storage Capacity Surges 130% in 2024
By the end of 2024, China's installed new energy storage capacity reached 73.76 million kilowatts, a 130 percent increase from 2023, driven by renewable energy integration and government support for its dual-carbon goals; the top five regions are Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Ning...
China's New Energy Storage Capacity Surges 130% in 2024
By the end of 2024, China's installed new energy storage capacity reached 73.76 million kilowatts, a 130 percent increase from 2023, driven by renewable energy integration and government support for its dual-carbon goals; the top five regions are Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Ning...
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44% Bias Score
South Korea Faces Economic Slowdown Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's political crisis, marked by the president's arrest and martial law proclamation, coincides with a slowing economy, declining growth projections (1.8% for 2025), and challenges to its export-driven model, particularly in the face of Chinese competition.
South Korea Faces Economic Slowdown Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's political crisis, marked by the president's arrest and martial law proclamation, coincides with a slowing economy, declining growth projections (1.8% for 2025), and challenges to its export-driven model, particularly in the face of Chinese competition.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Deportation Threat Jeopardizes American Agriculture
The Trump administration's threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants poses a significant threat to the already struggling American agricultural industry, which is facing a labor shortage and a 7% decline in farms from 2017-2022.
Trump's Deportation Threat Jeopardizes American Agriculture
The Trump administration's threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants poses a significant threat to the already struggling American agricultural industry, which is facing a labor shortage and a 7% decline in farms from 2017-2022.
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64% Bias Score
China's NEV Charging Network Fuels Record Spring Festival Travel
During China's 2025 Spring Festival, the expansion of NEV charging infrastructure, including supercharging stations and mobile charging options, is supporting the 9 billion expected inter-regional trips, driven by the 31.4 million NEVs registered in China by the end of 2024, a 51.49% increase from 2...
China's NEV Charging Network Fuels Record Spring Festival Travel
During China's 2025 Spring Festival, the expansion of NEV charging infrastructure, including supercharging stations and mobile charging options, is supporting the 9 billion expected inter-regional trips, driven by the 31.4 million NEVs registered in China by the end of 2024, a 51.49% increase from 2...
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48% Bias Score