Sally Bakewell

Sally Bakewell is a financial journalist at Bloomberg News, where she covers business and finance. She has been with the company since 2018 and has previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. Her reporting focuses on the investment strategies of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, as well as broader trends in the financial industry. Bakewell's articles often highlight conflicts of interest within the industry, while also discussing issues related to corporate governance and social responsibility.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP9GrQCVjZM/sally-bakewell

87%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

94%

Examples:

  • The author occasionally presents information in a sensational manner to grab the reader's attention.
  • The author sometimes reports company earnings figures without providing context for how these numbers compare to previous years or industry standards.

Conflicts of Interest

94%

Examples:

  • The author has a professional relationship with the company they are reporting on.
  • The author may have personal or financial ties to the subjects they are writing about.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The author makes claims about Buffett's desire for meaningful deals without providing evidence to support these claims.
  • The author uses misleading language when describing Berkshire's cash pile as a 'record', which could be seen as an attempt at sensationalism.

Recent Articles

Berkshire Hathaway Reports Record $97 Billion Profit, Tributes Charlie Munger in Annual Letter to Investors

Berkshire Hathaway Reports Record $97 Billion Profit, Tributes Charlie Munger in Annual Letter to Investors

Broke On: Thursday, 15 February 2024 Berkshire Hathaway reported a record profit of $97 billion last year, driven by major gains in its insurance operations and investment income. Despite declines in revenues at its railroad and utility businesses, the company's net earnings reached $97 billion thanks to the powerful engine of its vast insurance operations.