US Economy Defies Recession in 2024, Faces Uncertainties in 2025
Despite high inflation and interest rates in 2024, the US economy defied recession predictions due to strong consumer spending, and enters 2025 with optimism tempered by potential risks from the incoming Trump administration's policies and external factors.
US Economy Defies Recession in 2024, Faces Uncertainties in 2025
Despite high inflation and interest rates in 2024, the US economy defied recession predictions due to strong consumer spending, and enters 2025 with optimism tempered by potential risks from the incoming Trump administration's policies and external factors.
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48% Bias Score
Mexican Immigration Agent Killed at US Border Checkpoint
Mexican immigration agent Luis Alberto Olivas García was killed on Monday at a checkpoint near the US-Mexico border after being attacked by a group of migrants; three migrants—two Venezuelan men and a Colombian national—were arrested in connection with his death.
Mexican Immigration Agent Killed at US Border Checkpoint
Mexican immigration agent Luis Alberto Olivas García was killed on Monday at a checkpoint near the US-Mexico border after being attacked by a group of migrants; three migrants—two Venezuelan men and a Colombian national—were arrested in connection with his death.
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36% Bias Score
2025 Housing Market Outlook: High Rates, High Prices, and Limited Movement
Economists predict a 6.8% average 30-year mortgage rate in 2025 due to inflation from Trump's tax cuts and tariffs, resulting in high housing prices and limited market movement despite increased production and efforts to deregulate.
2025 Housing Market Outlook: High Rates, High Prices, and Limited Movement
Economists predict a 6.8% average 30-year mortgage rate in 2025 due to inflation from Trump's tax cuts and tariffs, resulting in high housing prices and limited market movement despite increased production and efforts to deregulate.
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48% Bias Score
Santa Claus Skips Wall Street: Market Down 1.2% Amid Weak Breadth and Rising Yields
The S&P 500's 1.2% drop since Tuesday marks the absence of the usual year-end "Santa Claus rally," driven by weak market breadth (58% of S&P 500 companies trading above their 200-day moving average) and rising Treasury yields above 4.6%, contrasting with the historical average 1.3% gain since 1969.
Santa Claus Skips Wall Street: Market Down 1.2% Amid Weak Breadth and Rising Yields
The S&P 500's 1.2% drop since Tuesday marks the absence of the usual year-end "Santa Claus rally," driven by weak market breadth (58% of S&P 500 companies trading above their 200-day moving average) and rising Treasury yields above 4.6%, contrasting with the historical average 1.3% gain since 1969.
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44% Bias Score
Conflicting Views of Trump's Health Nominees Threaten Public Health Policy
President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for key federal health agencies hold sharply contrasting views on vaccines, abortion, and the COVID-19 response, creating potential for major internal conflicts and policy gridlock under the leadership of HHS Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Conflicting Views of Trump's Health Nominees Threaten Public Health Policy
President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for key federal health agencies hold sharply contrasting views on vaccines, abortion, and the COVID-19 response, creating potential for major internal conflicts and policy gridlock under the leadership of HHS Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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60% Bias Score
Venture Global LNG Starts Operations, Underscoring US LNG's Growing Global Role
Venture Global LNG's new Louisiana plant shipped its first LNG cargo to Germany on December 26, marking the start of what could be the US's largest LNG export facility; this follows a DOE study warning of higher emissions and prices, countered by an S&P Global study highlighting significant economic...
Venture Global LNG Starts Operations, Underscoring US LNG's Growing Global Role
Venture Global LNG's new Louisiana plant shipped its first LNG cargo to Germany on December 26, marking the start of what could be the US's largest LNG export facility; this follows a DOE study warning of higher emissions and prices, countered by an S&P Global study highlighting significant economic...
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48% Bias Score
2025 Economic Uncertainty: Interest Rates, Retirement Savings, and Financial Planning
In 2025, falling interest rates will lower savings returns but offer debt relief, while increased retirement contribution limits offset potential tax changes and market volatility, demanding proactive financial planning.
2025 Economic Uncertainty: Interest Rates, Retirement Savings, and Financial Planning
In 2025, falling interest rates will lower savings returns but offer debt relief, while increased retirement contribution limits offset potential tax changes and market volatility, demanding proactive financial planning.
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36% Bias Score
2025 Economic Forecast: Sluggish Growth, Rising Unemployment, and Increased Inflation
The author predicts sluggish economic growth (1% by Q4 2025), rising unemployment (5.5-6%), and inflation nearing 4%, driven by tariffs, manufacturing disruptions, and wage increases from deportations. High interest rates and political uncertainty add to the risks.
2025 Economic Forecast: Sluggish Growth, Rising Unemployment, and Increased Inflation
The author predicts sluggish economic growth (1% by Q4 2025), rising unemployment (5.5-6%), and inflation nearing 4%, driven by tariffs, manufacturing disruptions, and wage increases from deportations. High interest rates and political uncertainty add to the risks.
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40% Bias Score
Trump to Utilize Vacancies Act to Fill Key Federal Positions
President-elect Donald Trump plans to utilize the 1998 Federal Vacancies Reform Act to install acting officials in approximately 1,300 key federal positions requiring Senate confirmation, bypassing the confirmation process, a strategy he employed extensively during his first term.
Trump to Utilize Vacancies Act to Fill Key Federal Positions
President-elect Donald Trump plans to utilize the 1998 Federal Vacancies Reform Act to install acting officials in approximately 1,300 key federal positions requiring Senate confirmation, bypassing the confirmation process, a strategy he employed extensively during his first term.
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36% Bias Score
Mexico Braces for Potential Mass Deportations from US
Facing the threat of mass deportations from the US under the Trump administration, Mexico is preparing a multi-pronged response involving legal aid, humanitarian assistance, and increased consular support, while border towns brace for a potential influx of millions of returning migrants.
Mexico Braces for Potential Mass Deportations from US
Facing the threat of mass deportations from the US under the Trump administration, Mexico is preparing a multi-pronged response involving legal aid, humanitarian assistance, and increased consular support, while border towns brace for a potential influx of millions of returning migrants.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's \$450 Billion Cabinet: A New Era in US Politics
Donald Trump's new cabinet, worth over \$450 billion, comprises business magnates like Elon Musk and others from finance, pharmaceuticals, and real estate, potentially shifting policy towards business interests.
Trump's \$450 Billion Cabinet: A New Era in US Politics
Donald Trump's new cabinet, worth over \$450 billion, comprises business magnates like Elon Musk and others from finance, pharmaceuticals, and real estate, potentially shifting policy towards business interests.
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52% Bias Score
Mexico Launches App to Protect Migrants Amid Trump's Deportation Vow
Mexico is launching a mobile app on January 6th to alert Mexican consulates and relatives if a migrant faces imminent arrest in the US, in response to Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.
Mexico Launches App to Protect Migrants Amid Trump's Deportation Vow
Mexico is launching a mobile app on January 6th to alert Mexican consulates and relatives if a migrant faces imminent arrest in the US, in response to Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.
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44% Bias Score