👤 Steve Kopack

23 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
23
2026-08-18 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
29
663 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,795
characters
Writes for NBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
57%
Politics
30%
Entertainment
4%
Sports
4%
Technology
4%
Most-tagged topics
IranU.S.TreasuryRussianU.S. TreasuryAAABrentCBS News

Leaning

+0.08 average ± 0.31 · +0.02 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.16. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-08 · NBC News · Politics
Oil nears $100 after Saudi Arabia says energy infrastructure was attacked
34 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-10-09 · NBC News · Politics
Trump eases Russia sanctions to let Putin release diesel fuel onto the global market
24 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · NBC News · Politics
G-7 countries to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil reserves
20 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-01 · NBC News · Politics
U.S. pressures European allies to release diesel reserves as Trump considers export ban
20 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-21 · NBC News · Economy/Business
Paramount reaches deal with California, other states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger
17 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · NBC News · Economy/Business
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
16 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-19 · NBC News
Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for 3 days, citing a new deal
🔮 President Donald Trump late Tuesday slammed the brakes on a wave of tariffs that were set to hit Canada at midnight. assertive
2026-09-04 · NBC News
Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer says she was not fired from Fox News
🔮 “Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise.” assertive
2026-09-08 · NBC News
Oil nears $100 after Saudi Arabia says energy infrastructure was attacked
🔮 On Monday, President Donald Trump asserted in a social media post that “oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran.” assertive
2026-09-11 · NBC News
August inflation report could set the path for interest rates, affordability
🔮 Friday’s inflation report could mark a pivotal moment in the U.S. affordability crisis and the tenure of President Donald Trump’s newly-installed Federal Reserve chairman. assertive
2026-09-14 · NBC News
Stocks tumble after AI leaders warn that the industry should slow down
🔮 Further rattling markets, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune magazine Saturday that his company would not be going public this year. assertive
2026-09-14 · NBC News
10-year Treasury yield tops 5% as oil surges and diesel hits new all-time high
🔮 U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that he did not have an exact time frame for when the pipeline may restart but he was in contact with his Saudi counterpart and believed it would be “very soon.” assertive
2026-09-17 · NBC News
Stocks and bonds rally after Fed hikes rates and oil prices fall
🔮 “The Warsh Fed defied the Trump administration and preserved its credibility by following through on earlier signals” that it would hike rates, wrote ABN-AMRO economist Rogier Quaedvlieg in a report Thursday morning. assertive
2026-09-18 · NBC News
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
🔮 “As Chairman Emeritus, Mr. Buffett will remain a member of the Board of Directors and will continue to offer his valued judgment and perspective,” Berkshire said. assertive
2026-09-21 · NBC News
Paramount reaches deal with California, other states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger
🔮 The merger would join together two historic film studios (Paramount and Warner Bros.), two popular streaming platforms (Paramount+ and HBO Max) and two news organizations (CBS News and CNN) under the leadership of 43-year-old mogul David Ellison. assertive
2026-09-23 · NBC News
Treasury yields surge to nearly 20-year high as oil jumps back above $100
🔮 A readout of the U.S.-Iran discussions later Tuesday from U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on social media said that the talks were “lengthy,” but that there was still more work to be done, and the “mediators will continue their work.” assertive
2026-09-28 · NBC News
Stocks fall, oil rises and bond yields surge as geopolitics keeps markets on edge
🔮 Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency downplayed the significance of the meetings, saying that Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, would attend talks with mediators, but said no U.S. representatives would be present. assertive
2026-09-30 · NBC News
Judge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
🔮 The seismic merger will bring together the likes of CBS News and CNN, HBO Max and Paramount+ and storied film studios Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. assertive
2026-10-01 · NBC News
Mortgage rates hit highest point since 2023 as Treasury yields rise
🔮 President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was still considering whether he would ban U.S. exports of the critical fuel. assertive
2026-10-01 · NBC News
U.S. pressures European allies to release diesel reserves as Trump considers export ban
🔮 U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright appeared confident this week that Europe would agree to tap its diesel reserves. assertive
2026-10-02 · NBC News
G-7 countries to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil reserves
🔮 “The process will begin immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social. assertive
2026-10-06 · NBC News
S&P 500 hits record high as Nvidia nears $6 trillion milestone
🔮 Artificial intelligence stocks are set to be a major contributor. assertive
2026-10-07 · NBC News
Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions
🔮 A group representing independent long haul truckers also suggested Trump’s move would provide little benefit to its members. assertive
2026-10-09 · NBC News
Trump eases Russia sanctions to let Putin release diesel fuel onto the global market
🔮 President Donald Trump said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “immediately” release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market. assertive
2026-10-13 · NBC News
Diesel futures jump, signaling higher prices to come despite Trump’s Russia deal
🔮 A move higher in futures markets typically signals that prices will climb in the coming days. assertive
2026-10-13 · NBC News
What’s fueling inflation? Fuel.
🔮 And the final government inflation report before November’s pivotal midterm elections will likely reflect how much of a headache it’s become for businesses and consumers. assertive
2026-10-14 · NBC News
Inflation jumped in September as gas and diesel prices squeezed consumers ahead of the midterms
🔮 Friday’s number is the final inflation report before November’s pivotal midterm elections, where business owners and consumers have said they will be voting with their bottom line in mind. assertive
2026-10-15 · NBC News
Will the Fed raise interest rates this month? A Kevin Warsh speech could offer clues
🔮 When Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh strides onstage in Bangkok on Friday morning, it will be after 11 p.m. on Thursday in New York. assertive
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