Anonymous Source Tracker

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


OpenAI signs deal with AWS to sell AI to US government workers
... people with direct knowledge of the matter. The Pentagon contract is believed to be worth millions of dollars. Related video: The Pentagon's growing grip on ...

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


LPG crisis leaves biscuit & bread makers crumbling - MSN
The Bangalore unit is trying to stay afloat by using piped natural gas. All units clubbed make 14,000 tons of biscuit in a month, a source said.

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


Shipping firms not quoting rates for big ships
Even rates of voyage charter, where the ship sails between two points, have touched as much as $52000 as against $35000 per day in normal times, a source said.

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


Shirtless protest at AI summit: Delhi Police nabs Youth Congress ...
... a source said. Once inside, they raised slogans after removing the shirts worn over slogan-printed T-shirts, which read "PM is compromised", "India-US Trade ...

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


Police protection for LPG transport, 18 arrested for black marketing
An AHAR representative who did not wish to be identified told HT that if curbs on commercial LPG and PNG supply were not lifted, permit rooms and bars would ...

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


China clamps down on key route to Hong Kong IPOs after boom - MSN
... asked not to be identified discussing private matters. Some companies have already been asked by the Chinese securities regulator to overhaul their ...

MSN  ∙  March 17, 2026


China's No. 2 chipmaker readies 7 nm production as Beijing ramps ...
All of the sources declined to be named, because the information is not meant to be public. Hua Hong Group, Huali, its sister company Hua Hong Semiconductor ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


Glencore turns to China exchange stocks to meet cobalt ... - Reuters
Cobalt stocks on Wuxi have ​more than halved since late January to around 3,934 tons. Glencore took most of the cobalt ‌from ⁠Wuxi, the sources said. Glencore ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


Baby killed in ambulance crash was being driven to hospital by her ...
... sources said. The grandfather was trying to rush the baby and her mother to a hospital shortly around 5:15 a.m. after the child was found in ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


Exclusive-US, China discuss farm goods, managed trade in ...
... sources said, adding that China ‌was still committed to buy 25 million ⁠metric tons of American soybeans for each of the next three years. Chinese officials ...

None  ∙  March 16, 2026


Trump briefed that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ...
... sources said. US spy agencies do not have photographic evidence of Mojtaba Khamenei's alleged sexual attraction to men, but the sources insisted the tip is ...

New York Post  ∙  March 16, 2026


NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas ...
... of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter tell The Associated Press.

Washington Post  ∙  March 16, 2026


As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of ...
... ‌with knowledge of the matter ‌with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Indian authorities seized the three Iran‑linked tankers near ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


Germany's Commerzbank has bumpy history with big M&A - Reuters
... with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Meanwhile, Commerzbank returns to ... September 11 - UniCredit approaches Commerzbank about exploring merger talks, a ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


LSEG Begins US High-Grade Dollar Bond Sale to Refinance Debt
The stock exchange operator is selling notes in four parts maturing in three, five and 10 years, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Apollo in Talks for Stake in Syntegon at €4 Billion Value
... a significant minority stake in Syntegon, the German packaging machine maker owned by CVC Capital Partners Plc, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


China's second-largest chipmaker prepares 7-nm chipmaking tech
... with knowledge of the matter. The company's ​contract chipmaking business, Huali Microelectronics, is readying a 7-nanometer, or nm, chipmaking process at ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


LSEG Sells $3 Billion of High-Grade Bonds With Strong Demand
The firm's bond offering drew more than $14 billion of orders at its peak, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The yield on the longest tenor ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Vodafone Idea shares jump 5% as JSW, ST Telemedia eye stake in ...
“There are a few serious suitors for the company, and simultaneous talks are going on with them,” one of the people close to the matter said. The company's ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


How the Iran War Is Disrupting the Strait of Hormuz - Bloomberg.com
But it has suspended exports via this route as a precautionary measure, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation, as Middle Eastern energy ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Up First briefing: Middle East war; SAVE America Act; Oscars 2026
I spoke to a person briefed on the matter, not authorized to speak publicly, and speaking on condition of anonymity. And that person told me that Israel ...

NPR  ∙  March 16, 2026


Iran blocks vital oil route as Israel expands its ground operations in ...
At the same time, a person briefed on the matter - not authorized to speak publicly, speaking on condition of anonymity - told me that Israel intends to ...

NPR  ∙  March 16, 2026


Inside Real Madrid: Can Alvaro Arbeloa win something with kids?
Several sources with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic that, following the disastrous 1-0 home defeat by Getafe on March 2, the second of those ...

New York Times  ∙  March 16, 2026


NBA to vote on expanding to 2 more teams, cities: Report - MSN
... sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday (March 16). Should You Leave Assets to Your Children in a Trust or as a ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


Decision made on Penny Hardaway's future at Memphis - MSN
Memphis Tigers men's basketball coach Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway will return to the team next season, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


Inside the rocky, on-and-off merger talks between Saks and Amazon ...
... sources with knowledge of the negotiations. “They spent a lot of time, money and energy working on the deal and there was a strong belief that Amazon would ...

New York Post  ∙  March 16, 2026


Iran demands release of three India-seized tankers, seeks medical ...
... reported, citing three sources ‌with knowledge of the matter. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Pillow Trick" · Ad. Derila. Indian authorities ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


Guinea weighs bauxite export quotas as prices slide and ... - Reuters
... month, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as global prices for the aluminum feedstock retreat and shipping costs climb, squeezing ​revenue.

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


Meta stock climbs on report of mass layoff plans to offset AI spend
... sources familiar with the matter. The company's shares fell nearly 4% on Friday. When asked whether Reuters' reporting was accurate, a Meta spokesperson ...

CNBC  ∙  March 16, 2026


Trump weighing US boots on the ground to seize Iran's Kharg Island ...
... Axios reported on Monday, citing four sources familiar with the matter. Should You Leave Assets to Your Children in a Trust or as a Gift? Ad. SmartAsset. The ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026


Exclusive-US SEC enforcement director to leave agency after ...
... ‌sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The SEC did not respond ‌immediately to ​requests ​for ​comment. The move ‌is effective ...

None  ∙  March 16, 2026


Meta up 3% in premarket amid mass layoff plans to offset AI spending
... sources familiar with the matter told Reuters in an article published on Saturday. Its shares were last up 2.7% in premarket trading at 6:16 a.m. ET, after ...

CNBC  ∙  March 16, 2026


Gulf Oil Behemoths Deepen Output Cuts as Hormuz Stays Blocked
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. Riyadh has been diverting millions of ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Indonesia's Upstart Sovereign Fund Stumbles Through Turbulent Year
... people familiar with the matter. International investors have questioned the sovereign fund's long-term commitment and staying power given Indonesia's ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


New World's Top Shareholder Seeks to Refinance $932 Million Loan
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd. is looking to refinance an around HK$7.3 billion loan due in June, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Exclusive-OpenAI courts private equity to join enterprise AI venture ...
... people familiar ‌with the matter said. The proposed deal has a pre-money valuation of about $10 billion, two of the people said, and could give OpenAI a ...

None  ∙  March 16, 2026


Exclusive: OpenAI courts private equity to join enterprise AI venture ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter said. The proposed deal has a ‌pre-money valuation of about $10 billion, two of ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


UAE Oil Production Is Down by Almost Half Amid Hormuz Closure
The United Arab Emirates' ​daily oil output is down by almost half following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a person familiar with the matter

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Delivery Hero Downsizes Loan, Widens Pricing Amid Market Turmoil
... person familiar with the matter person familiar with the matter. The JPMorgan Chase & Co.-led $1.4 billion loan is being offered at an interest of 5 ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Bank of England Sheds Senior Staff as 75 Get Top £150,000 Payout
... person familiar with the matter. As the central bank looks to cut costs, it also shed 16 staff who were in the highest pay grades at the BOE — which ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Iran War Spurs Asia Interest in Importing US Energy, Burgum Says
... person familiar with the matter said. The two-day session in Tokyo served as a prelude to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's White House meeting with ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino expected to retire, sources say
“He is single-handedly responsible for where the polling is on immigration,” the source said. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said in a statement that Bovino ...

ABC News  ∙  March 16, 2026


Captain of Iranian women's football team leaves Australia after ...
But the high-profile presidential intervention backed the Iranian regime into a corner, the source said, incentivising it to put pressure on the women to ...

The Guardian  ∙  March 16, 2026


Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis ...
The alternative, the source said, was living under constant threat. Unless Iran was severely weakened, he said, it would continue to hold the region to ...

Reuters  ∙  March 16, 2026


Behind the Curtain: Trump's escalation trap - Axios
For five years in office, President Trump has operated with intuition, impulse and improvisation. The Iran war, now entering Week 3, is the first time ...

Axios  ∙  March 16, 2026


MLS suspends Philadelphia Union executive Ernst Tanner after ...
That leave, the source said, was ordered by the Union, not MLS. “MLS is committed to fostering an environment of respect, inclusion, and accountability ...

The Guardian  ∙  March 16, 2026


US, South Korea to Meet This Week on $350 Billion Deal Fund
... requested anonymity to discuss private conversations. The discussions are slated to come just days after the South Korean National Assembly approved ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Israeli Army Advances in South Lebanon After Hezbollah Flare-Up
... requested anonymity to discuss military movements. Israeli media said more than two divisions — or around 20,000 troops — were involved, with reinforcements ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 16, 2026


Damian Johnson no longer coach at Benilde-St. Margaret's
Margaret's has decided not to bring back Damian Johnson as its boys basketball head coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told Strib Varsity.

Star Tribune  ∙  March 16, 2026


Trump Is Losing Patience With Musk's Outbursts Over Megabill - MSN
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. Musk's frustration over the NASA episode made him more willing to aggressively criticize the tax bill ...

MSN  ∙  March 16, 2026