Anonymous Source Tracker

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


16 Thousand Acres of Untouched Oceanfront Land on Hawaii's Big ...
The property's seller declined to be identified, Mr. Clarke said. Newsletter Sign-up. Week in Review. Shares the stories you may have missed from the world of ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  June 8, 2018


Odd strategy helps man win $2 million on instant lotto ticket - MSN
The 22-year-old, who chose to remain anonymous, told the Michigan Lottery he likes playing instant games but buys only odd-numbered tickets. His strategy ...

MSN  ∙  May 25, 2018


McMaster, Kelly may leave over tensions with Trump: sources
... and the Chief of Staff, has grown to a point that either or both might quit soon, four senior administration officials said.

Reuters  ∙  February 23, 2018


Trump Administration news - Today's latest updates - Page 4 - CBS ...
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials said. Jan ...

CBS News  ∙  February 23, 2018


Stories about Iran - Page 5 - CBS Minnesota
U.S. sanctions Iran, Russia over wrongfully detained Americans. Senior administration officials said the move is meant to deter future wrongful detentions as ...

CBS News  ∙  February 23, 2018


1 dead, 1 injured in Amityville house fire, chief says - Newsday
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said she walked to her window and “noticed smoke bellowing out, and then all of a sudden it ignited.” “It ...

Newsday  ∙  December 31, 2017


欧州市場サマリー(22日) | ロイター
... according to a person familiar with the matter. AI & Big Data Expo 2025 in London · Media & TelecomcategoryCode of practice to help firms comply with AI rules ...

Reuters  ∙  August 22, 2017


Swiss digital asset exchange buys U.S. wallet maker in all-bitcoin ...
... a source said. VivaTech conference dedicated to innovation and startups in Paris. categoryTaiwan adds China's Huawei and SMIC to export control list. June 15 ...

Reuters  ∙  August 16, 2017


Global stocks dip after Dow breaks 22,000; dollar soft | Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. category · Fed hawks and doves: What US central bankers are saying. 20 hours ago. Federal Reserve Board ...

Reuters  ∙  August 2, 2017


Stocks bounce after tech selloff; U.S. bond yields rise | Reuters
... a source close to the council told Reuters. Legalcategory · Blue Owl retail private credit fund inflows shrink amid investor nerves. 19 hours ago. Blue Owl ...

Reuters  ∙  June 13, 2017


Deputy director of Britain's MI5 to head GCHQ spy agency: report
"Jeremy will be expected to make a trip to the US very early on to seek reassurances from our partners," the Sunday Times reported an anonymous source as saying ...

Reuters  ∙  March 19, 2017


Highlights Day 2: Trump's plans, inflation in 2017 | Reuters
... people briefed on the matter. Businesscategory · Watches of Switzerland expects to meet first-half estimates on strong US demand. 7 hours ago. A branch of ...

Reuters  ∙  November 16, 2016


Australia's Charter Hall property trust makes subdued debut | Reuters
... a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, citing market jitters on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. ($1 = 1.2974 Australian dollars).

Reuters  ∙  November 8, 2016


U.S. 9/11 law exasperates Saudis, government silent | Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the matter said. A general view of the skyline in Mumbai. IndiacategoryIndia's privatisation drive derails because of weak investor ...

Reuters  ∙  September 29, 2016


Info blackout in India-controlled Kashmir in bid to curb unrest | Reuters
... declined to be named. "Some newspapers were also sensationalising the violence ... We will take a decision on (their) restoration after July 19 ...

Reuters  ∙  July 16, 2016


Oil ends higher in choppy trade ahead of Britain's EU vote | Reuters
... person familiar with the matter. Sustainabilitycategory · Senegal rushes to avert oil spill after Turkish tanker incident off Dakar. 18 hours ago. Reuters logo.

Reuters  ∙  June 23, 2016


North Korea moves intermediate-range missile to east coast, no sign ...
The North Korea missile is presumed to be a Musudan, the source said, the same missile it attempted to launch in May. Japan's military is on alert for a ...

Reuters  ∙  June 21, 2016


Don't read too much into military drills, China says after Taiwan alarm
The report made no direct mention of the Taiwan election, but a Taiwanese military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the broadcast may ...

Reuters  ∙  January 22, 2016


Saudi Arabia, U.S. still in talks about U.S. warship deal: sources
... of four Lockheed Martin Corp warships and other equipment despite Riyadh's rejection of the initial U.S. offer, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  January 13, 2016


人民币贬值或将引发竞争性货币贬值--墨西哥| Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Africacategory · Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer ...

Reuters  ∙  January 7, 2016


BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Pep Boys, Chipotle, GrubHub ...
... a person familiar with the matter. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. ** CISCO SYSTEMS INC, Monday close $27.31. The network equipment maker did not infringe ...

Reuters  ∙  December 29, 2015


Valero's Port Arthur large CDU affected by HTU upset: sources
... sources familiar with sources familiar with plant operations. The malfunction of the 47,000-bpd Gulfiner hydrotreater due to a leak ...

Reuters  ∙  November 10, 2015


Netanyahu to quiz Putin on Russia's reinforcement of Syria - Reuters
Sources close to Netanyahu said he would present Israeli intelligence accounts of past transfers of arms, some of them Russian-supplied, to Hezbollah, and ...

Reuters  ∙  September 21, 2015


ECB's Draghi to meet Greek deputy PM on Saturday - source | Reuters
... European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Saturday in Brussels to discuss the Greek debt crisis, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  June 27, 2015


India's Jan-March current account deficit narrows to 0.2 percent of ...
... sources close to the matter told Reuters. Sustainabilitycategory · Wall Street regulator cuts costs on market surveillance tool. 16 hours ago. Illustration ...

Reuters  ∙  June 10, 2015


Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo and Doha deadlocked after initial signs ...
Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo and Doha are deadlocked, crushing hopes that a deal was within reach to end the war in the Palestinian territory, sources close to ...

MSN  ∙  June 10, 2015


Bomb kills two soldiers in Egypt's Sinai - sources - Reuters
A roadside bomb killed two Egyptian soldiers on Tuesday during a patrol near the town of Sheikh Zuweid, medical and security sources said, the latest in a ...

Reuters  ∙  March 24, 2015


U.S., Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal
Three U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the training could begin in mid-March. The vetted Syrian fighters would be ...

Reuters  ∙  February 18, 2015


Obama not due to meet Iran's Rouhani but open to it - U.S. official
headquarters, the official said on condition of anonymity. "At this point there is no meeting scheduled," the official said. "The president of the United ...

Reuters  ∙  September 19, 2014


BUZZ-U.S. Stocks on the Move-InterMune, Burger King, Tim Hortons ...
... with knowledge of the matter. While the in-house platform is initially planned to replace ads supplied by Google Inc on Amazon's own website, the new system ...

Reuters  ∙  August 25, 2014


UN blacklists ex-C.African Republic president, militia leaders | Reuters
... on condition of anonymity on condition of anonymity ...

Reuters  ∙  May 10, 2014


Sesa Sterlite's copper smelter to be shut for 22 days - sources
Both sources declined to be named because they are not authorised to talk to media. The closure might also lead to metal from China coming to India, with a ...

Reuters  ∙  March 18, 2014


BUSINESS-NEWS-SCHEDULE AT 0930 GMT / 4.30 AM ET | Reuters
... sources familiar with the matter. (PEUGEOT-DONGFENG/TALKS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Sophie Sassard, Laurence Frost and Gilles Guillaume, 600 words). + See also ...

Reuters  ∙  February 13, 2014


Itáu, Chile's CorpBanca near to creating bank venture -sources
... declined to be identified because the deal has not been finalized. A third source said Ricardo Marino, Itaú's head of Latin American business, is in ...

Reuters  ∙  January 28, 2014


REFILE-Deutsche Bank hires Goldman Sachs's Malaysia head
Deutsche Bank AG has hired Goldman Sachs' Malaysia head of corporate finance Yusof Yaacob, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  January 6, 2014


東京マーケット・サマリー(21日) | ロイター
... sources with knowledge of the matter said. Businesscategory · EU holds off on US tariff countermeasures for now to pursue talks. 15 hours ago. EU-Canada summit ...

Reuters  ∙  November 21, 2013


France's Numericable to list 20-40 pct of group | Reuters
... declined to be named. Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan are joint bookrunners for the transaction. Rothschild has an advisory role, while JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley ...

Reuters  ∙  September 19, 2013


Lawyers Secure Pact to Keep Steven Cohen's SAC Operating - Yahoo
... source briefed on the matter. According to the source, SAC will be required to hold on to the vast majority of the assets it manages for Cohen. The source ...

Yahoo  ∙  August 9, 2013


Law student who died in 'terror' event mulled mass shooting at Siena
... source briefed on the matter. That person, who is not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly, said that Maloney had explored the idea of using ...

Yahoo  ∙  August 9, 2013


Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon's Tripoli - Reuters
... sources said on Wednesday. Syrian activists said the fighting in Tripoli was triggered by an assault on the Syrian border town of Qusair, where fighters ...

Reuters  ∙  May 22, 2013


Allianz buys Yapi Kredi insurance arm majority for 1.4 bln lira - Reuters
Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Monday that Allianz would buy Yapi Kredi Sigorta's core insurance arm and a majority stake in ...

Reuters  ∙  March 27, 2013


Thousands march in Egypt's Port Said over deaths | Reuters
... sources said. The Interior Ministry has been at the forefront of clashes involving the mainly young protesters, who complain that Mursi has done little to ...

Reuters  ∙  March 8, 2013


Oklahoma Apartment Complex Threatens to Evict Tenants for Police ...
"Honestly, I was a little taken aback by it," said one tenant who declined to be identified. "It is a little threatening." But another tenant saw the ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 22, 2013


India's Jan soymeal exports up 25.4 pct on mth | Reuters
... asked not to be identified, as he is not authorised to speak to the media. Iran bought 61,089 tonnes of Indian soymeal in January, or almost twice the ...

Reuters  ∙  February 6, 2013


Yahoo confirms Snip.it acquisition, shuts down the product (Updated)
Sources close to the deal say Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer personally reached out to Snip.it's founding team and was on the hunt to acquire a social bookmarking ...

Reuters  ∙  January 23, 2013


U.S. attack submarine strikes vessel in Gulf | Reuters
... Hormuz in the Gulf on Thursday, damaging one of the submarine's periscopes but injuring no one, a Navy official said on the condition of anonymity.

Reuters  ∙  January 11, 2013


John Brennan Fast Facts | CNN
... a person briefed on the matter. Up next. 'It's unacceptable': Inside growing concerns about Patel's FBI leadership. Sep 13, 2025. 9 minute readmin read.

CNN  ∙  January 8, 2013


《香港在美国上市的主要ADR股价表现表》--11月2日 | Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Legalcategory · Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers point to Cassie's loving texts in trial defense. 23 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  November 2, 2012


Veolia asks court stop RWE's Berlinwasser stake sale | Reuters
A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that RWE's stake was expected to fetch a price of about 618 million euros, with a deal to take place in the ...

Reuters  ∙  May 22, 2012


Audi to pay $1.12 billion for Ducati - Newsday
The people declined to be identified because the matter remains confidential. SEE PHOTOSIn the Garage: LIers' classic rides. More on this topic. Electric ...

Newsday  ∙  April 17, 2012