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Ikea’s boss solved the Swedish retailer’s global ‘unhappy worker’ crisis by raising salaries, introducing flexible working and subsidizing childcare
Retail

Ikea’s boss solved the Swedish retailer’s global ‘unhappy worker’ crisis by raising salaries, introducing flexible working and subsidizing childcare

By Matthew Boyle and Bloomberg
June 11, 2024
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.
Tech

Microsoft announces plans to invest $3.2 billion in Swedish AI—its largest-ever infrastructure bet in the Nordic country

By Jonas Ekblom and Bloomberg
June 3, 2024
Zurich old town by the Limmat river on a sunny summer day in Switzerland largest city
Finance

Wealthy Nordics are fleeing to Zurich due to high wealth taxes—and Sweden’s largest bank is following

By Love Liman and Bloomberg
May 16, 2024
Erik Thedeen, governor of the Riksbank, at a policy rate news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
Success

Europeans need to get more productive, Sweden’s central bank boss says. But that doesn’t mean Americans work harder

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May 9, 2024
Governor of Sweden's Riksbank, Erik Thedeen.
Finance

Sweden acts as guinea pig on interest rate cuts, moving before the Fed for the first time this century—but it could be costly

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May 8, 2024
An aerial view of Gamla Stan district after snowfall in downtown of Stockholm, Sweden
Finance

Swedish companies are going bust at a ‘remarkable’ rate, with bankruptcies up 72% since last year

By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
May 2, 2024
Thomas Ingenlath, chief executive officer of Polestar Automotive Holding
Tech

Geely-backed Polestar pushes back results for second time in a year, as the Swedish carmaker battles accounting errors

By Rafaela Lindeberg and Bloomberg
May 1, 2024
Borje Ekholm speaking on a stage
Finance

The CEO of one of Sweden’s biggest companies thinks regulation is decimating Europe’s competitiveness and will leave ‘no industry left’

By
April 30, 2024
people shopping at Ikea store
Retail

Exclusive: Ikea is rolling out its third round of price cuts in a year across thousands of products as it eases shoppers’ inflation pain

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April 30, 2024
Spotify execs including Daniel Ek have sold more than $250 million in stock already this year
Tech

Spotify execs including Daniel Ek have sold more than $250 million in stock already this year

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April 29, 2024
Pipework inside the Oresundsverket natural gas-fired power plant, operated by Uniper SE, in Malmö, Sweden
Politics

Sweden gears up for an uncertain future as it invests billions in infrastructure and energy grid defence

By Lars Paulsson, Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
April 24, 2024
Swedish pop group Abba with its members (L-R) Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus posing after winning the Swedish branch of the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo".
Lifestyle

A celebration of diversity, national pride, and the power of pop and glitter – here’s a guide to all things Eurovision

By Jill Lawless and The Associated Press
April 24, 2024
Elisabeth Svantesson, Sweden's finance minister.
Finance

Slowing inflation leaves room for spending as Swedish government injects $1.6 billion into health care, employment, and the justice system

By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
April 15, 2024
A girl in a Zara megastore at Boulevard Austria de Valencia
Retail

Sweden’s Renewcell set out to enhance the sustainability of the fashion industry, but it filed for bankruptcy just a year later: ‘We were building the plane, flying it and then the runway was getting short’

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Bloomberg
April 12, 2024
U.S. band Kiss are on stage during a concert at Königsplatz.
Retail

Pophouse, the Swedish company behind ABBA Voyage buys KISS’ music catalog for $300 million

By Lucas Shaw and Bloomberg
April 4, 2024

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