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Designer brands owed millions after Matchesfashion collapse

theguardian.com Designer brands including Gucci and Anya Hindmarch have been left millions of pounds out of pocket and some customers will not get refunds after online fashion site…

EV Maker Polestar Expands Beyond China Amid Tariff Concerns: Report

benzinga.com Chinese-backed Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar Automotive Holding UK Limited PSNY is reportedly ramping up efforts to diversify production outside of China…

Klarna scores major payment deal with Uber ahead of hotly anticipated IPO

cnbc.com Klarna on Wednesday announced a global partnership with Uber to power payments for the ride-hailing giant's Uber and Uber Eats apps. The partnership will see the Swedish…

Brite Expands Instant A2A Payments, Payouts Solutions to Germany

pymnts.com Brite Payments now enables instant account-to-account (A2A) payments and payouts in Germany. The Swedish FinTech already offers these Brite Instant Payments in the Nordics,…

Dua Lipa Among Stars Reading Int’l Booker Prize Hopefuls in Shorts From Sharon Horgan’s Merman

hollywoodreporter.com Short films featuring the likes of Dua Lipa and Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Manhunt) reading extracts from the six books on the 2024 shortlist for the…

A Life in 3 Minutes: Swedish Lingerie Brand Debuts an Emotion-Packed Ad

adweek.com There's a wide range of messy and emotional territory covered in just shy of three minutes in a new campaign from a legacy Swedish brand called Lindex. It's a…

The Power of the Sun: 3 Solar Energy Stocks Primed for 5X Gains

investorplace.com Array, Canadian Solar and First Solar may drive a 2024 market rally Solar stocks might boom in 2024 as the Federal Reserve considers reducing rates three times after hiking…

Tesla rival Polestar considers weaning itself off China as EU probe brings tariff threats

fortune.com Ever since BYD sent carmakers into a “state of shock late” last year by shipping its cut-price EVs to Europe, the prospect of a backlash from EU regulators has left…

Volvo Cars core operating profits rise in first quarter on higher retail sales

cnbc.com A Volvo EX30 fully electric EV Car is displayed during the Everything Electric London 2024 at ExCel on March 28, 2024 in London, England. Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on…

A celebration of diversity, national pride, and the power of pop and glitter

fortune.com It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual…

Capitalism makes society less racist

reason.com Capitalism and racism go together? I hear it all the time. "Racism is intricately linked to capitalism," says famous Marxist Angela Davis. "It's a mistake to assume that we…

Drowned widow was scammed out of $1.5M in Match.com hoax, left note about secret ‘double life’

nypost.com An Illinois widow found dead hundreds of miles from home had been scammed out of $1.5 million by someone she met on a dating app — and had penned a chilling note predicting…

Wall Street closes higher as investors digest earnings, megacap outlook

investing.com U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday following positive earnings from top-tier companies and as investors were focused on quarterly results from Magnificent Seven and other…

Jury still out on China’s full-court press to become arbitration destination

scmp.com Declining to reveal details of the case, Huo said that it features many of the risks and challenges businesses from the mainland may face when taking part in the initiative,…

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 in back-to-back gains as tech reigns supreme By

investing.com Investing.com-- The S&P 500 closed higher Tuesday, notching a second-straight daily gain underpinned by mostly better-than-expected quarterly earnings just ahead of the…

Spotify's First Quarter Tells A Story Of Record Profit And An Epic Win

benzinga.com After a year with of layoffs and activist attention that triggered many changes, Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT managed to surpass both top and bottom estimates. Moreover, the…

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek: ‘Monetization Remains Our Top Priority’

observer.com Spotify’s earnings release on Tuesday (April 23) revealed a few tidbits of the company’s strategy going forward with features like audiobooks, short-form video and its…

Gen Z may have 50-year retirements, so start investing now, says UBS

aol.com None Higher life expectancy rates mean that some Gen Zers might be retired for 50 years, says UBS. • None A portfolio needs to beat inflation by 2 percentage points to…

Spotify hits record profit as active user base grows to 615m

siliconrepublic.com The Swedish streaming giant that has been investing heavily in AI said its gross profit surpassed €1bn for the first time this year since it was founded in 2006. Spotify has…

Sweden's Navy chief says Russian shadow fleet "spying" in NATO lake

newsweek.com Russia may be conducting espionage in the Baltic Sea using its "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, according to Sweden's Navy Chief Ewa Skoog Haslum. Moscow's so-called shadow…

Spotify reports record quarterly profit after a year marked by deep layoffs and activist attention

cnbc.com Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, gestures as he makes a speech at a press conference in Tokyo on September 29, 2016. Spotify reported first quarter…

Futures point to higher open as more earnings roll in

aol.com U.S. stocks were set to rise at open on Tuesday as some growth and chip stocks gained, while investors digested a raft of quarterly earnings updates, ahead of reports from…

Spotify Shares Jump 8% As Streamer Swings to Q1 Profit

thewrap.com Spotify shares shot up in pre-market trading Tuesday after the Swedish streaming company reported that expanded video offerings, growing audiobook popularity and…

Spotify’s monthly user numbers miss estimates on lower promotions

theglobeandmail.com Spotify SPOT-N on Tuesday reported quarterly monthly active users (MAU) below its own estimates, as the Swedish music streaming company chose to boost profit instead of…

Spotify Shares Jump 9% As Streamer Swings to Q1 Profit

thewrap.com Spotify shares shot up in pre-market trading Tuesday after the Swedish streaming company reported that expanded video offerings, growing audiobook popularity and…

Halving Riches: The Top 3 Bitcoin Miners to Own in April

investorplace.com As Bitcoin mining evolves with the halving; top NASDAQ miners are prioritizing their competitive advantages After Friday’s “halving” event, which cut Bitcoin (BTC-USD) block…

Spotify turns a profit as earnings and revenue beat estimates

finance.yahoo.com reported fiscal first quarter earnings on Tuesday that beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. The audio giant also swung to a profit as it continues to…

Spotify's monthly user numbers miss estimates on lower promotions

aol.com Spotify on Tuesday reported quarterly monthly active users (MAU) of 615 million, missing its own estimates, as the Swedish music streaming company spent less on marketing…

Sweden Wants EU To Sanction Russia's Shadow Fleet And Ban Its LNG

zerohedge.com Sweden Wants EU To Sanction Russia's Shadow Fleet And Ban Its LNG By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The next round of EU sanctions against Russia over the invasion of…

‘The Heart of Rock And Roll’ Review: Huey Lewis and the News Jukebox Musical is Easy to Like, Harder to Love

variety.com When a character in the new musical “The Heart of Rock and Roll” tries to convince his ex to leave her job at a factory that makes shipping materials, he is stunned: “Oh, my…

Zil US Enables Swedish Businesses to Open US Payment Accounts

pymnts.com that its B2B payment platform facilitates global business growth by allowing Swedish entrepreneurs and freelancers to open U.S. payment accounts remotely. The platform also…

Embracer Reveals What's Next For Its Crumbling Gaming Empire

kotaku.com After a year of carnage following its unprecedented studio acquisition spree, Embracer Group going back to basics and doing what it does best: confusingly re-naming and…

Spotify earnings preview: Investors eye potential price hikes with profits in focus

aol.com is set to report its fiscal first quarter earnings on Tuesday before the bell. Wall Street expects the music streamer to swing to a profit on an adjusted basis as the…

Launch of energy efficiency coalition seeks to fill investment gap

euronews.com Implementation of EU laws to slash energy use and increase efficiency in the bloc’s building stock will require a great amount of financing, according to EU officials. The…

Gaming Giant Embracer (OTC:THQQF) Is Splitting Into Three Public Entities

tipranks.com Embracer Group (OTC:THQQF) (DE:TH9), the Swedish gaming giant behind hit titles such as Kingdoms of Amalur and World War Z, plans to split itself i...

Gaming giant Embracer Group is splitting into three companies

theverge.com Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group announced plans on Monday to split itself into three distinct games and entertainment companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain &…

‘Lord of the Rings’ Owner Embracer to Separate Into Three Standalone Publicly Listed Entities

variety.com “Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer is separating the group into three games and entertainment companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends and Middle-earth Enterprises &…

Picture Tree Boards Bengtsson Bros’ Debut Feature ‘A Quiet Resilience’ With Newcomer Fabian Staaf & ‘Koko-Di Koko-Da’ Star Leif Edlund

deadline.com Picture Tree International (PTI) has acquired world sales rights for A Quiet Resilience, the debut feature of rising Swedish, fraternal directorial duo Gustav and David…

Week ahead in the markets: focus on manufacturing and big tech

euronews.com With a majority of European stock markets posting a three-week losing streak, investors will be turning their attention to the manufacturing and services purchasing…

Inside the glamping boom

euronews.com Want to make the most of the great outdoors on your summer holidays but don’t know where to start? Many of us are dreaming of summer getaways and an increasing number are…

Heading to Malmö for Eurovision? Here's your essential guide to Sweden’s alternative city

euronews.com Here’s where you should eat, drink and explore in Malmö, Eurovision’s 2024 host city. Eurovision fans from around the world will descend on Malmö in Sweden next month for…

Fintech startup Ramp sees 32% bump in valuation, Mercury expands into consumer banking

techcrunch.com Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Ramp’s big raise and valuation jump, Mercury’s move into personal banking, Klarna’s new credit card, global…

Is there a market for a £360 replica football shirt? One luxury brand thinks so

theguardian.com It is nearly the end of the season but fashion has other plans: earlier this month Swedish luxury fashion label Acne Studios launched a £360 mock football shirt. Even though…

Women in AI: Allison Cohen on building responsible AI projects

techcrunch.com To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on…

Elon Musk's biggest booster says it might be 'time to sleep on the floor' at Tesla

businessinsider.com Elon Musk has called the strike action from Swedish workers &quotinsane." Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Elon Musk might need to start sleeping at Tesla again as tough times…

China’s technology sector faces new round of lay-offs from global firms

scmp.com Ericsson, which last month announced it was axing about 1,200 jobs in its home market, is now “diversifying [its] R&D footprint in alignment to sales”, according to the…

Luminate Streaming Ratings: ‘Fallout,’ ‘What Jennifer Did,’ ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Unlocked’ Top TV Series and Film Charts for April 12-18

variety.com Netflix launched four new movie titles into the Luminate streaming originals top 10 movies list for the April 12-18 frame, led by “Woody Woodpecker Goes to College” and…

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