Economy"There is a strategic advantage to being among the first nations to create a strategic bitcoin reserve".
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ICA CEO on price hikes: “We’re doing everything to help”
EconomyICA Sweden made a gross profit of €2.4 billion last year - while reports warn that many Swedes can no longer afford to eat their fill.
Food prices keep rising – Swedes urged to boycott
SwedenSwedes urged to boycott grocery stores from March 17-23 to protest soaring food prices.
FBI: North Korea behind biggest crypto hack in history – $1.5B Stolen
EconomyThe stolen funds, according to the FBI, have been quickly converted to Bitcoin and spread across thousands of blockchain addresses to cover their tracks.
Norwegian Schibsted buys Swedish TV4
EconomyThe media group, which already owns a large number of other Swedish media, says the deal will strengthen “independent journalism” in both countries.
Analysis: US unilateral tariffs risk worsening the fentanyl crisis
EconomyTwo professors of law and international economics argue that Donald Trump's policies are undermining global trade.
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160 000 Swedes lost their bank accounts in three years
EconomyNew record figures: In 2022 alone, Swedish banks threw out 60,000 customers.
The Danish economy is growing
EconomyThe pharmaceutical industry is considered the driving force behind economic growth last year.
Organic Maps – the map app that doesn’t map you
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Major US banks entering the crypto world
EconomyJP Morgan one of several major banks now betting on Bitcoin.
Price explosion in the Baltics after disconnection from the Russian grid
EconomyElectricity prices have risen significantly since joining the European system.
North American trade war underway – Canada and Mexico respond with countermeasures
Economy25% tariffs from Canada and Mexico following Trump's decision - affecting everyday products such as beer, wine, fruit, vegetables and clothing.
Czech central bank wants to build Bitcoin reserve
EconomyFirst Western central bank to consider investments in the cryptocurrency.
EU may resume Russian gas imports
EconomyPart of potential upcoming EU-Russia peace deal, according to the Financial Times.
Sweden donates new major package to Ukraine
EconomyLargest package yet – an additional €1.2 billion of taxpayer money allocated to the war.
Microsoft announces steep subscription price hikes
EconomyThe 50% increase is said to fund the company's investment in AI technology in Word and Excel.
Here are the richest and poorest areas in Sweden
EconomyThe gap between Sweden's richest and poorest remains large.
Teuton Systems offers smart privacy-focused technology – without compromise
TechWe take the fight against corporate snooping, mass government surveillance and criminal phone tapping through firm open source principles and secure products.
Italy’s largest bank invests in Bitcoin
EconomyIntesa Sanpaolo becomes the country's first bank to invest in the popular cryptocurrency.
BlackRock CEO: Bitcoin could reach a value of $700,000
EconomyLarry Fink predicts that cryptocurrency could soon reach new record highs.
China reaches 5 percent growth target
EconomyAt the same time, looming US tariffs raise questions for 2025.
Reports: Chinese firms interested in Volkswagen’s struggling factories
EconomyHowever, it is likely to face opposition from both the trade union movement and the upcoming new Bundestag.
EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas reach record levels
EconomyEuropean leaders want to boycott Russian energy - but Russian LNG imports have soared.
Swedish food prices soar – up 25 percent in three years
EconomyLast year, prices of almost 36,000 food products increased - and coffee has not been this expensive for over 50 years.
Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade
EconomyAn important advantage of the cryptocurrency is that no one in the world can regulate it, according to President Vladimir Putin.
Economics writer on the European electricity market: “A failed joke”
EconomySwedish economics writer Andreas Cervenka notes the soaring prices and calls the electricity market “a failed joke”.
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