Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


Howard Lutnick, the Pierre Hotel and Claims of a Secret Plan - The ...
Johnson — began working with Newmark on potential changes at the Pierre, according to four people briefed on the matter. After months of discussions, the ...

New York Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


UK pay-TV group Sky set to cut around 600 jobs | Reuters
... completes a three-year period of investment in its product and platforms, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Mexico Launches Dollar Bond Sale to Support Pemex - Bloomberg
... person familiar with the matter person familiar with the matter said. Mexico had already raised $12 ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Israel Launches New Ground Offensive Seeking to Force End to ...
Israel launched a long-anticipated ground offensive into Gaza City early Tuesday morning, people familiar with the matter said, as Prime Minister Benjamin ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


TikTok to stay in the US as Donald Trump says deal is done - BBC ...
... people familiar with the matter. US users, meanwhile, would move to a new app, currently in the testing phase, that will have content-recommendation ...

BBC  ∙  September 16, 2025


U.S. wins release of American who had been barred from leaving ...
Beijing has allowed Mao Chenyue, a Wells Fargo employee from Atlanta, to return to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


SOCAR inks deal to buy oil refiner Italiana Petroli, document shows ...
People close to the matter had previously told Reuters that Italy's Brachetti Peretti family was seeking an enterprise value of around 2.5 billion euros ($3 ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Sources speak on events of ICE's Hyundai megasite operation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations officers detain workers at the HL-. The source said that officers allegedly ...

USA Today  ∙  September 16, 2025


India's Nayara Energy raises fuel supply to HPCL after EU sanctions ...
The source said Nayara was using alternatives modes of local fuel distribution, including roads, rail and shipping. Last week, Indian conglomerate Adani banned ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Under US pressure, Syria and Israel inch toward security deal ...
But, the source said, "Israel is not offering much." The offices of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Prince Harry has 'ongoing tension' with 'deeply hurt' Prince William ...
“There's emotional distance between the three of them,” the source said of Harry, William and the princess. “There are lingering resentments of past ...

New York Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


India's Nayara Energy raises fuel supply to HPCL after EU sanctions
... the source said The source ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Trump delays TikTok ban for fourth time to allow for US-China deal
Its engineers are recreating content-recommendation algorithms using licensed technology from ByteDance, people with knowledge of the matter told the Journal.

New York Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Hedge Fund Qube Starts Charging Some Staff 35% Incentive Fees ...
1, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The change means that those employees will be charged between 25% and 35% incentive fees depending on ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


A Starbucks China sale will be bittersweet | Reuters
... with knowledge of the matter. Starbucks has asked them to submit binding bids by early October. Most of the submitted bids value the business at no higher ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


DuPont Tweaks Bond Exchange to Allow Buybacks Even With ...
... with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg last week. DuPont's original exchange announcement said it was buying back $900 million of the 2028 notes, $400 ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Growing logistics strain dampens ecommerce's festive season sales ...
... did not wish to be identified. “The marketplaces, through their in-house logistics arms, have also added capacity ahead of time but the indicators suggest ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


First Australian Defence Industry Trade Mission To Visit India On Oct 6
According to an Indian official, who did not wish to be identified, said, despite repeated requests by Australia, India had been shying away from ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Thyssenkrupp gets non-binding bid for steel unit from Jindal Steel ...
... person briefed on the matter said. Thyssenkrupp last year sold a 20% stake in TKSE to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, with the aim of eventually selling ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Israel's Ground Offensive in Gaza City Capped Months of Strikes ...
An Israeli military official, who briefed journalists on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operation, estimated that around 40 percent of the city's ...

New York Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Al-Qaida-linked militants target fuel trucks in Mali in a blockade that ...
The fuel trucks were attacked close to the city of Kayes near the border with Senegal, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because ...

ABC News  ∙  September 16, 2025


Cassidy, His Job in Peril, Scrutinizes Kennedy on Vaccines - The ...
Monarez, which was recounted by two people familiar with the private exchange who discussed it on the condition of anonymity, suggested that the health ...

New York Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


White House Readies Appeal After 2nd Loss in Bid to Fire Lisa Cook ...
An administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Justice Department would challenge the ruling soon at the Supreme Court, but the ...

New York Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Delays to Mike Waltz's UN bid make it all but impossible he's in the ...
The official — who, like the aide, spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly — did not comment on Waltz's ...

ABC News  ∙  September 16, 2025


Carney heads to Mexico to repair strained ties, boost trade - The ...
A Mexican official, speaking on background, said Mexico is eager to attract Canadian investment as it modernizes six of its ports and assembles a new ...

The Globe and Mail  ∙  September 16, 2025


Coachella Lineup in September? Why the Festival Is Going on Sale ...
... speaking on background, tells Billboard. "The sooner festivals like Coachella can go on sale to consumers, the sooner they can start ticket sales and work ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Large NEH grant to fight antisemitism signals Trump-era funding ...
The grant was not part of a competition, and Tikvah was invited to apply, according to two people with direct knowledge of the grantmaking process who spoke ...

Washington Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


مسؤول عسكري إسرائيلي: القوات البرية تتوغل في عمق مدينة غزة | رويترز
... people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Israel and Hamas at Warcategory · Gaza live: Israeli military begins ground operation to occupy ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Argentine Assets Rebound as Milei Strikes More Moderate Tone ...
This week, Argentina's local exchange BYMA authorized the central bank to sell up to $6 billion in dollar futures , according to people with direct knowledge of ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Australia delays first offshore wind auction as global investment ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticalscategory · Focus: Lilly weight-loss pill could be FDA-approved by year ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


The £4million bridge for bats that Reform councillor refuses to fund
The woman, who did not want to be named, said: 'We can't just keep building more and more roads. 'I walk my dog at night and often see bats swooping around ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Disney, Universal and Warner launch copyright lawsuit against ...
... a person familiar with the situation. The lawsuit includes several screenshots of MiniMax advertisements that feature some of the studios' best-known ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Footballers and clubs barely hanging on
An owner who chose to remain anonymous said his club has no income and is therefore unable to pay its players. “I can confirm that my football club is also ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Social Security is going 'digital first' — but what about the seniors left ...
If we didn't use login.gov, would we be barred from getting into our accounts at all?” asked LaVonne, who declined to give her last name. “I needed to ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Tencent Raises $1.27 Billion With Its First Dim Sum Bonds
... according to a person familiar with the matter. The largest tranche, a 6 billion yuan 10-year bond, priced at 2.5%, 50 basis points less than initial price ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  September 16, 2025


OpenAI Hires xAI's Former CFO After Abrupt Exit From Musk's Firm ...
Liberatore started as OpenAI's business finance officer on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Honeywell's Solstice Unit to Raise $2 Billion Ahead of Spinoff ...
Solstice Advanced Materials offered and sold a $1 billion high-yield note Tuesday with a yield of 5.625%, according to a person familiar with the matter who ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Tencent Raises $1.27 Billion With Its First Dim Sum Bonds ...
The Chinese internet giant sold notes in offshore yuan across three tranches, according to a person familiar with the matter. The largest tranche, a 6 ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Canada's Freeland exits Carney's cabinet to become a special ...
A person close to Freeland said she's been in discussions with Carney over the last month and said it was her decision to leave. The person, who was not ...

Washington Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Senior UK official asks whether pause in pharma sector spending is ...
A person close to UK health secretary Wes Streeting said there were no concerns that pharmaceutical companies were colluding and the government was not ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Londoners react to Trump's red carpet welcome during UK visit
Godwin declined to give his last name, saying that he feared for his job should his opinions “make it into the papers,” but praised Trump for inspiring his ...

Washington Examiner  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive | Carl Heastie to endorse Zohran Mamdani after Hochul's ...
The powerful Bronx Dem's endorsement is “imminent” a source close to his and Mamdani's camps told The Post.

New York Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Cybercriminals demanding ransom to free up parts of New Orleans ...
Hackers breached the office's system about three weeks ago, according to a source close to the sheriff's office, and Louisiana and New Orleans cybersecurity ...

CBS News  ∙  September 16, 2025


Inquiries dropped into ex-MP accused of misusing donors' money
A source close to him instead told The Times that he'd met a man on an online dating website, subsequently gone to the flat of a second man, and then been ...

BBC  ∙  September 16, 2025


“DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba to miss season 34 premiere due to ...
A source familiar with the situation tells Entertainment Weekly that there will be no replacement judge for the premiere, meaning the judging panel will ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


AOL in talks to be sold by Apollo, source says
Apollo Global Management is in talks to possibly sell AOL, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: AOL still drives hundreds ...

Axios  ∙  September 16, 2025


Knicks sign Matt Ryan, Alex Len to compete for roster spots
Brogdon, a recent Sixth Man of the Year winner, is expected to be a rotation piece, a source said. Mathews, who formally signed his nonguaranteed deal ...

New York Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Jake Irvin struggles as Nationals are swept by Braves in ...
... a person familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Hawkins decided to remain with Chicago. ... Pitching strategist Sean Doolittle ...

Washington Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Trump's China trip may hinge on Boeing and soybean deals ...
Things are taking shape,” said one source, who declined to be named due to the sensitive nature of the talks. “The deliverables may include a new deal to ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


US EPA keeps all options open in biofuel reallocation proposal ...
"With every option on the table, we didn't get much clarity today," said one of the officials, who asked not to be named criticizing the agency.

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025