Anonymous Source Tracker

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


U.S. targets China's grip on global ports in sweeping maritime ...
The sources asked not to be named because they are not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. The White House and U.S. Treasury did not respond to ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Italian Bank Stocks Dip on Plan to Raise €3 Billion From Lenders ...
... asked not to be named discussing private conversations. The policy discussions are part of the complex dynamics within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive: Vietnamese feed makers buying Canadian canola meal ...
The traders declined to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media. Canadian officials had constructive talks with their Chinese ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Oman Fertilizer Firm Is Said to Prepare for Possible Muscat IPO ...
... asked not to be identified because the information is private. Oman's main energy firm OQ SAOC owns 50% of the venture, with the remainder equally split ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


JPMorgan, Nomura Lead €500 Million Loan for OTPP's Dental Deal ...
A wider syndication to investors is expected to happen soon, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Representatives ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Already embattled, Kash Patel heads to the Hill for a grilling - The ...
... a person close to the hearing preparations. That person added that there is a belief among these Democrats that Patel has a lot on the line in his ...

Washington Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


Tencent Aims to Raise About $1 Billion With First Dim Sum Bonds ...
Proceeds from the proposed senior unsecured bonds would be used for general corporate purposes, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tencent ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Tencent Markets First Bond Sale Since 2021 With Dim Sum Notes ...
The proceeds from the proposed senior unsecured bonds would be used for general corporate purposes, according to a person familiar with the matter. The debt ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


US Trade, Defense Teams in New Delhi to Revive Trade Talks ...
... a person familiar with the matter said in New Delhi, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The talks are expected to stretch late into ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive: Nvidia's new RTX6000D chip for China finds little favour ...
The sources were not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified. An Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement that the "market is competitive ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive: Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks ...
... cut output following Ukraine's drone attacks on critical export ports and refineries, three industry sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


New US-China TikTok agreement similar to terms agreed this spring ...
... sources said. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. While the broad terms are expected to remain, the sources did say they do not know what the exact details ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


NYC teens—one wearing ankle monitor —charged with attempted ...
... sources said. Damien Calhoun, 18 — who sources say copped a plea deal in connection to another attempted murder case from last year and was still wearing an ...

New York Post  ∙  September 16, 2025


India raids Jindal Saw, Maharashtra Seamless in antitrust ...
... sources said. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. Under ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive-Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks ...
... sources close to Russian oil firms told Reuters. Transneft has also warned producers it may have to accept less oil if its infrastructure sustains further ...

MSN  ∙  September 16, 2025


Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement
... sources familiar with the details. Why it matters: Israel has had tense relations with the new Syrian government, even bombing Damascus in July. The Trump ...

Axios  ∙  September 16, 2025


Exclusive: Trump administration clears first Ukraine arms aid paid for ...
... arms to Kyiv - this time under a new financial agreement with allies - two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal ...
... sources familiar with the investigation. After a five-month investigation and interviews with more than a dozen witnesses, federal prosecutors have so far ...

ABC News  ∙  September 16, 2025


Plains All American's Permian pipelines in Texas facing oil quality ...
... high mercaptans, or naturally-occurring sulfur compounds, according to sources familiar with the matter and a notice seen by Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


Mercuria plans to take large amounts of aluminium from LME ...
Mercuria has indicated it plans to take almost 100000 metric tons of aluminium from London Metal Exchange warehouses, three sources familiar with the matter ...

Reuters  ∙  September 16, 2025


National Parks to Remove Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes ...
The moves by the administration were outlined in internal emails reviewed by The New York Times and two people briefed on the matter who spoke on the ...

New York Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Jaguar Land Rover's output could take several months to normalise ...
Even before the latest incident, people briefed on the matter have said the company was facing delays with launching its new electric models. “They are ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Beijing says TikTok's US app will use Chinese algorithm
People briefed on the matter said the broad consortium of about a dozen Wall Street investors from April had narrowed significantly, after some such as ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


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