Standards / SN-ED-01
Editorial standards
SquawkNews publishes factual, market-moving information in real time. Speed is the product; these standards define what we will not trade away for it.
Mission and scope
SquawkNews is a real-time financial news agency. We cover catalysts that can reprice markets: central bank decisions, economic data, earnings, regulatory filings, sanctions, elections and geopolitics.
We publish facts, not opinions. Headlines describe what happened, who said it and when. We do not publish commentary disguised as news, and we do not editorialize inside the wire.
Sourcing and verification
Every headline on the wire traces to an identifiable source. Our preference is primary material first: official releases, company filings, central bank statements, government data, exchange notices and licensed or professional wire feeds.
Automated collection is monitored with latency, source and duplicate tracing so we can audit how an item entered the pipeline.
- Primary official documents and data releases whenever available.
- Professional live feeds and market-data services for time-sensitive headlines.
- No anonymous social posts as standalone facts without confirmation.
Priority grading
Each headline is scored by expected market impact before it reaches the wire. The score can affect visual priority, audio squawk eligibility and alerting.
| Type | Policy |
|---|---|
| Breaking | Immediate cross-asset or single-name market risk. |
| High | Likely to move major indices, FX, rates, commodities or a liquid stock. |
| Medium | Useful catalyst or developing context for active traders. |
| Low | Background or low-liquidity information that still belongs in the searchable archive. |
Use of AI
SquawkNews uses automated systems, including large language models, to normalize headlines, remove source boilerplate, assign tags, detect duplicates, summarize context and prepare audio-ready text.
AI does not create sponsored coverage, trading advice or invented facts. Source selection, publication rules, correction policy and quality control remain editorial responsibilities.
Independence
- No one can pay to place, promote, suppress or reword a headline on the wire.
- Advertising and future subscription revenue do not control editorial treatment.
- Corrections are made on factual grounds, not on commercial pressure.
Not investment advice
SquawkNews publishes factual information and market context. Nothing on this site is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, instrument or digital asset. Trading involves risk. Readers are responsible for their own decisions.
Contact
Questions about these standards: press@squawknews.com
Factual errors: see the corrections policy or write to corrections@squawknews.com.