Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Warner Bros. Discovery rejected a bid of $23-$24/shr from ...
... person familiar with the matter. The report comes after Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) earlier Tuesday said it would explore strategic alternati...

MSN  ∙  October 21, 2025


LVMH weighs sale of its 50% stake in Fenty Beauty, Reuters reports
The company is working with investment bank Evercore on the sale, three of the people said. All four asked not to be identified because the process is ...

MSN  ∙  October 21, 2025


Obscure China Bond Trades With Returns Exceeding Official Rates ...
... asked not to be identified discussing the practice as they aren't authorized to speak publicly. The LGFVs can also channel the payout to buyers by having ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 21, 2025


Macomb Twp. businessman suspects a 'person close to me' is ...
The Macomb Township businessman who was ambushed last week in front of his own home says he suspects a “person close to me” had him targeted in an attempted ...

MSN  ∙  October 21, 2025


Comey Moves to Dismiss Justice Department Charges
The indictment accuses Comey of authorizing an unnamed person, identified as only Person 3, to serve as an anonymous source to leak information related to ...

MSN  ∙  October 21, 2025


Donald Trump Nominee 'Indefinitely' Paused Over Criminal Probe
The nomination will be “indefinitely” paused according to a source familiar with the situation quoted by Axios. “The White House doesn't have any reason to ...

MSN  ∙  October 21, 2025


Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most ...
The furloughs will first impact NNSA sites that assemble nuclear weapons, such as Pantex in Texas and Y-12 in Tennessee, a source familiar with the situation ...

CNN  ∙  October 20, 2025


Nexperia's China unit says staff can ignore orders from Dutch ...
A Nexperia employee in China, who declined to give her name, said: “We are in great internal disorder right now and the situation is very unclear.” The ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 20, 2025


H&M Lines Up First Bond in Two Years After Bumper Earnings ...
... asked not to be identified. It will hold calls with investors on Monday and Tuesday, with the sale expected thereafter. The offering follows a surge in the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


US Subpoenas Builder.ai's Ex-CFO for Auditor Communications ...
... asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. — With assistance from Myles Miller. Copy Link. Get Alerts for: Following Yazhou Sun Yazhou ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Australia Pitches to Be Trump's Fix for China Rare Earths Curbs ...
... asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy was also in Washington last week and said he had ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


James Comey faces deadline to file motion to dismiss charges ...
While the details of the charge remain unclear, they appear to be related to his claim that he never authorized anyone in the FBI to be an anonymous source in ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 20, 2025


Searching for income and despite environmental fears, Venezuela ...
Venezuela provides raw coal to Turkey, which sells it elsewhere in Europe, said one employee at Paso Diablo who asked to remain anonymous, adding that the ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


CVC-Backed FineToday Cancels Tokyo IPO on Market Conditions ...
Investors demanded valuation that didn't meet the company's expectations, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to be named discussing ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


India Pushes to Expand Rupee Settlement With Key Trade Partners ...
... settle transactions with it more easily in the rupee, a person familiar with the matter said, a move that could help boost the local currency over time.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Vietnam's budget carrier Vietjet ends operations of Chinese-made ...
... made COMAC C909 aircraft on October 18 after a six-month lease contract for the planes expired, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Starboard to detail need for change at Tripadvisor at conference ...
... changes at the travel-review company at an industry conference on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


European aerospace groups reach framework deal on satellite ...
... sources familiar with the matter sources familiar with ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Exclusive: Financial data group Octus readied for $4 billion-plus ...
... sources familiar with the matter said. Such bidders would be attracted by Octus' subscription-based model, which can draw a steady flow of revenue and ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Starboard takes nearly 5% stake in construction firm Fluor, sources ...
... firm Fluor and plans to push for ways to boost the company's shares, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Activist investor Jana Partners takes stake in Cooper Companies ...
... in medical device maker Cooper Companies and plans to push for strategic alternatives, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Nitrous oxide sold in California is surging in use, endangering lives
The Tenderloin shop owner, who declined to give his name, said he knows that people are buying the products to inhale them illegally, but he added that ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  October 20, 2025


BOJ may slightly revise up this year's growth forecast, sources say ...
... economy is on course for a moderate recovery, despite headwinds from U.S. tariffs, said three sources familiar with its thinking.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


In Trump's drug war, prisoners may be too much of a legal headache ...
U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the aim of the strike was to destroy the semi-submersible. Such ships are commonly used by drug ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. “Never before in my over 20 years on the committee can I recall ...

New York Times  ∙  October 20, 2025


Trump pressures Zelensky over war, Europe expresses support ...
... on the condition of anonymity to share details of sensitive diplomacy. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. “He said [Russian President ...

Washington Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


Marines open investigation into live-fire blast over California's I-5 ...
... on the condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity. The most likely cause for the detonation was a fuze failure — something Marine Corps ...

Washington Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


Gaza ceasefire burnishes Qatari image as global mediator - The ...
The diplomat, like others quoted in this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. The mediation began under the Biden ...

Washington Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


China removes top trade negotiator from former WTO post | Reuters
... source briefed on the matter who sought anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. XI, TRUMP SUMMIT EXPECTED. Bessent has since sought to scale down ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House ...
... sources briefed on the matter said. Asia Pacificcategory · VIEW Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister. 7 hours ago. Sanae Takaichi, leader ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Don't cut London's affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ...
Another Labour MP, who did not want to be named, added: “We understand there is a crisis in London housebuilding, but there must be a way to solve it which ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 20, 2025


UniCredit Plans SRT on €1.2 Billion of Austrian Unit's Loans ...
The reference portfolio consists of loans to small and mid-size corporates, according to people familiar with the matter. The bank has begun lining up investors ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Trump warned Zelensky that Putin could 'destroy' Ukraine if he ...
... people familiar with the matter told The Financial Times. Sources told the outlet that Trump also dismissed maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisting ...

New York Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


Polish Book and Music Retailer Empik Said to Plan IPO in Warsaw ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. The company is working with advisers, including Morgan Stanley and Trigon Dom ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


How fast-moving de Meo secured L'Oreal deal to ease Kering's ...
... people familiar with the matter. The Week in Breakingviews newsletter offers insights and ideas from Reuters' global financial commentary team. Sign up here ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Trump administration hunts for ways to pay air traffic controllers ...
... people familiar with the matter. It's part of the Trump administration's effort to control the most visible or politically fraught impacts of the shutdown ...

Politico  ∙  October 20, 2025


As the White House hires another 'Stop the Steal' lawyer, failure is ...
... people familiar with the matter. Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who unsuccessfully pushed claims of voter fraud, has joined the administration as a 'special ...

MSNBC  ∙  October 20, 2025


Australian Tycoon Raphael Geminder Said to Weigh Sale of Asia ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. Dynapack Asia and Pact Group Holdings Ltd. are working with a financial adviser and have ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


A Newborn Girl Is Abandoned at a Penn Station Subway Stop - The ...
Her umbilical cord was still attached, according to a state official with knowledge of the matter. She had been placed on the floor by a water drain inside ...

New York Times  ∙  October 20, 2025


Deutsche Bank Shelves Bally's Loan Deal After Investor Pushback ...
Deutsche Bank AG, which was arranging the term-loan amendment, has postponed the deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The delay follows a ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


EQT Is Said to Circle Coller, HarbourVest in Secondaries Push ...
... targets including Coller Capital as the private equity firm seeks to expand its secondaries business, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Santander Lined Up to Help First Brands for Months Before Demise ...
... work with Jefferies Financial Group Inc. on the deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter, before it was shelved following investor concern.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Platinum Equity Billionaire Tom Gores Is Testing Fans' Loyalty ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025


Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Operations Unravel - The New York ...
... insisted on anonymity to share what they had seen or been briefed on. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. In the first months of G.H.F.'s operation, the death ...

New York Times  ∙  October 20, 2025


Trump urged Ukraine's Zelenskiy to make concessions to Russia in ...
... sources said sources said of the meeting. "The message was, 'Your country will freeze, and your country ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Boy, 13, stabbed twice by pair after rock is hurled at their car in ...
... Cozine Avenue and Jerome Street in East New York when someone in the group flung a rock at a car passing down the street, law enforcement sources said.

New York Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery stops processing after drone ...
The sources said the plant may resume production in early November. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. Last year, the refinery processed 5.74 million tons ...

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2025


Ghoulish NYC tenant tossed lover's rotting body in trash, but there ...
Authorities found the “highly decomposed” body of Moss' lover Darrell Montgomery, 35, stuffed into a trash bag and ditched on the sidewalk, sources said.

New York Post  ∙  October 20, 2025


Kada Scott's body found near vacant Philadelphia middle school ...
... sources said. Scott, who lived in East Mount Airy, has been missing for about two weeks. Her family reported her missing on Oct. 5, and she was last seen ...

CBS News  ∙  October 20, 2025


Truist Sells $2.5 Billion of Bonds Amid Regional Bank Worry ...
... person familiar with the matter. Initial price talk was a premium of about 1.25 percentage points. A four-year floating rate note was dropped during ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 20, 2025