US Withdrawal from Global Minimum Tax Agreement Threatens International Cooperation
President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the global minimum tax agreement, designed to prevent corporate tax evasion through a 15% minimum tax rate across 139 countries, threatens international cooperation and may initiate trade conflicts and higher prices globally.
US Withdrawal from Global Minimum Tax Agreement Threatens International Cooperation
President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the global minimum tax agreement, designed to prevent corporate tax evasion through a 15% minimum tax rate across 139 countries, threatens international cooperation and may initiate trade conflicts and higher prices globally.
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40% Bias Score
Davos CEOs Discuss AI's Impact, Anticipate Increased Deal-Making Under Trump
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, CEOs from CrowdStrike, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Salesforce discussed the impact of AI on their businesses, with predictions of increased deal-making under a potential Trump administration and concerns over cybersecurity.
Davos CEOs Discuss AI's Impact, Anticipate Increased Deal-Making Under Trump
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, CEOs from CrowdStrike, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Salesforce discussed the impact of AI on their businesses, with predictions of increased deal-making under a potential Trump administration and concerns over cybersecurity.
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52% Bias Score
AI Career Coaching Platform Teal Raises \$7.5 Million, Doubles User Base
Teal, an AI-powered career platform, raised \$7.5 million in Series A funding, doubled its user base to one million in 2024, and generated \$4.2 million in revenue, offering services like AI interview prep and job matching to help users navigate the job market.
AI Career Coaching Platform Teal Raises \$7.5 Million, Doubles User Base
Teal, an AI-powered career platform, raised \$7.5 million in Series A funding, doubled its user base to one million in 2024, and generated \$4.2 million in revenue, offering services like AI interview prep and job matching to help users navigate the job market.
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44% Bias Score
Competitive US Retail Market Drives Five Key Trends in 2025
In 2025, the US retail real estate market shows a 4.1% national vacancy rate, but prime locations have far lower vacancy. Five trends are emerging: smaller stores, experiential retail, tailored geographical expansion, data-driven site selection, and a suburb-first approach, reflecting changing consu...
Competitive US Retail Market Drives Five Key Trends in 2025
In 2025, the US retail real estate market shows a 4.1% national vacancy rate, but prime locations have far lower vacancy. Five trends are emerging: smaller stores, experiential retail, tailored geographical expansion, data-driven site selection, and a suburb-first approach, reflecting changing consu...
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24% Bias Score
Volkswagen's Collaborative Cost Cuts Raise Investor Doubts
Volkswagen's pre-Christmas cost-cutting agreement, involving plant closures and 35,000 job cuts by 2027, prioritizes collaboration with labor unions, raising investor concerns about its feasibility and impact on the company's stock price.
Volkswagen's Collaborative Cost Cuts Raise Investor Doubts
Volkswagen's pre-Christmas cost-cutting agreement, involving plant closures and 35,000 job cuts by 2027, prioritizes collaboration with labor unions, raising investor concerns about its feasibility and impact on the company's stock price.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Initiates Trade Deficit Investigations, Raising Stakes for Mexico and Canada
President Trump, despite delaying a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, initiated investigations into US trade deficits, potentially using tariffs as leverage for trade renegotiations by April 1st. This has significant implications for global trade and US-Canada relations.
Trump Initiates Trade Deficit Investigations, Raising Stakes for Mexico and Canada
President Trump, despite delaying a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, initiated investigations into US trade deficits, potentially using tariffs as leverage for trade renegotiations by April 1st. This has significant implications for global trade and US-Canada relations.
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44% Bias Score
US Faces China in AI Race: The Stargate Project's High-Stakes Gamble
The US leads in AI research but faces a challenge from China's rapid application development. The $500 billion Stargate Project aims to counter this by building advanced AI infrastructure, but its success depends on navigating private and public interests.
US Faces China in AI Race: The Stargate Project's High-Stakes Gamble
The US leads in AI research but faces a challenge from China's rapid application development. The $500 billion Stargate Project aims to counter this by building advanced AI infrastructure, but its success depends on navigating private and public interests.
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52% Bias Score
IRS to Enforce 2025 Inherited IRA Penalties
In 2025, the IRS will enforce penalties for missed required minimum distributions (RMDs) from inherited IRAs for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit from an IRA owner who reached RMD age before death, impacting adult children and others; they must empty the account within 10 years with yearly withd...
IRS to Enforce 2025 Inherited IRA Penalties
In 2025, the IRS will enforce penalties for missed required minimum distributions (RMDs) from inherited IRAs for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit from an IRA owner who reached RMD age before death, impacting adult children and others; they must empty the account within 10 years with yearly withd...
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44% Bias Score
Record Inflows into Bank Loan and CLO ETFs Driven by Yield-Seeking Investors
Driven by the hunt for higher yields amid a changing interest rate environment, investors poured a record $25.6 billion into bank loan and CLO ETFs in 2024, contributing to $87 billion in risk-on credit flows; however, heavy exposure to these short-duration instruments carries risks.
Record Inflows into Bank Loan and CLO ETFs Driven by Yield-Seeking Investors
Driven by the hunt for higher yields amid a changing interest rate environment, investors poured a record $25.6 billion into bank loan and CLO ETFs in 2024, contributing to $87 billion in risk-on credit flows; however, heavy exposure to these short-duration instruments carries risks.
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44% Bias Score
Elbit Systems' Stock Soars Amidst Global Defense Spending Surge
Elbit Systems' share price has soared 70% since June to record highs, reaching a $13.3 billion market cap, fueled by increased global defense budgets and strong demand for its products, particularly in Israel following the recent conflict; despite a ceasefire, continued growth is expected.
Elbit Systems' Stock Soars Amidst Global Defense Spending Surge
Elbit Systems' share price has soared 70% since June to record highs, reaching a $13.3 billion market cap, fueled by increased global defense budgets and strong demand for its products, particularly in Israel following the recent conflict; despite a ceasefire, continued growth is expected.
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56% Bias Score
Herald Investment Trust Defeats Takeover Bid, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
Minority investors in Herald Investment Trust overwhelmingly rejected a takeover bid by Saba's Boaz Weinstein, highlighting shortcomings in industry body AIC, regulator FCA, and investment platforms' responses; the vote's success impacts six other targeted trusts.
Herald Investment Trust Defeats Takeover Bid, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
Minority investors in Herald Investment Trust overwhelmingly rejected a takeover bid by Saba's Boaz Weinstein, highlighting shortcomings in industry body AIC, regulator FCA, and investment platforms' responses; the vote's success impacts six other targeted trusts.
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44% Bias Score
Schneider Electric Tops Global Sustainability Ranking
Corporate Knights named Schneider Electric the world's most sustainable company in its annual Global 100 index, ranking 8,359 companies with over \$1 billion in revenue based on sustainability and ethical factors; the index, however, underperformed the MSCI ACWI in 2024.
Schneider Electric Tops Global Sustainability Ranking
Corporate Knights named Schneider Electric the world's most sustainable company in its annual Global 100 index, ranking 8,359 companies with over \$1 billion in revenue based on sustainability and ethical factors; the index, however, underperformed the MSCI ACWI in 2024.
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44% Bias Score