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Stine Jacobsen

Stine Jacobsen

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Denmark will 'buy, buy, buy' military gear, prime minister says

Denmark will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute

Denmark will 'buy, buy, buy' military gear, prime minister says
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

Maersk eyes 4% market growth in 2025, uncertainty over tariffs and Red Sea

Maersk on Thursday said it expects to grow its business to track an expected 4% growth in global container shipping this year, even as profits are set to

Maersk eyes 4% market growth in 2025, uncertainty over tariffs and Red Sea
Business|Economy|Europe|Health

Novo Nordisk defends next-gen obesity drug CagriSema, details new trial

Novo Nordisk defended its next-generation obesity drug candidate CagriSema on Wednesday following late-stage trial data published in

Novo Nordisk defends next-gen obesity drug CagriSema, details new trial
Business|Economy|Europe|Health

Wegovy sales double to boost Novo Nordisk's fourth quarter as growth set to slow

Obesity drug maker Novo Nordisk forecast slower growth this year after Wegovy sales more than doubled in the fourth quarter, with

Wegovy sales double to boost Novo Nordisk's fourth quarter as growth set to slow
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US

Companies start counting potential costs of Trump's tariffs

Diageo warned on Tuesday of a $200 million hit to its operating profits from U.S. tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and German auto

Companies start counting potential costs of Trump's tariffs
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Orsted replaces CEO as offshore wind industry struggles

Orsted Chief Executive Mads Nipper will step down to be replaced by company insider Rasmus Errboe, the world's biggest offshore wind

Orsted replaces CEO as offshore wind industry struggles
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump halt on offshore wind power leases hits European companies

Shares in European wind power companies fell on Tuesday after U.S.

Health|Science

Novo kidney trial finds Ozempic cuts cardiac risks in diabetics

Novo Nordisk's widely used diabetes drug Ozempic delayed progression of chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients, a large late-stage study

Novo kidney trial finds Ozempic cuts cardiac risks in diabetics
Europe|News|World

Estonia says Russia violates international rules with GPS interference

Estonia accused Russia of violating international airspace regulations by interfering with GPS signals and the Baltic nation's foreign

Estonia says Russia violates international rules with GPS interference
Business|Europe|Health

Novo Nordisk trims price for blockbuster obesity drug as competition heats up

Novo Nordisk raised its 2024 outlook on Thursday as the Danish drugmaker races to boost output of its Wegovy weight-loss treatment, while

Novo Nordisk trims price for blockbuster obesity drug as competition heats up
Europe|World

Russia deletes draft proposal to change Baltic Sea border

A Russian defence ministry proposal to revise Russia's maritime border in the eastern Baltic Sea was deleted on Wednesday from an

Russia deletes draft proposal to change Baltic Sea border
Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Maersk hikes outlook again on Red Sea crisis, but cautious on Q4

Shipping group Maersk raised its full-year earnings and market demand forecasts on Thursday, partly due to disruptions to Red Sea trading routes, but also said

Maersk hikes outlook again on Red Sea crisis, but cautious on Q4
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Shipper Maersk sees growth slowing after Red Sea crisis boost

Maersk expects global container shipping growth to slow from a strong start to the year, when customers soaked up goods to prevent them from being held up by

Shipper Maersk sees growth slowing after Red Sea crisis boost
Europe|News|World

Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine

Sweden appointed Maria Malmer Stenergard as foreign minister on Tuesday, choosing the former migration chief to lead policy on Ukraine just

Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

DSV to create global logistics giant with $15.9 billion Schenker takeover

Denmark's DSV has agreed to buy Schenker, the logistics arm of German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn, for

DSV to create global logistics giant with $15.9 billion Schenker takeover
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Danish police detain three people after blasts near Israel embassy

Danish police said on Wednesday they were investigating two explosions likely caused by hand grenades near Israel's Copenhagen embassy and had

Danish police detain three people after blasts near Israel embassy
Business|Europe

Volvo Cars seeks to oust Northvolt from EV battery venture

Volvo Cars is seeking to take over Northvolt's stake in their Swedish battery-making joint venture NOVO but will need a new partner to keep

Volvo Cars seeks to oust Northvolt from EV battery venture
Business|Environment|Science|Technology|US

US green power demand expected to grow regardless of election outcome

Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country's next president, major players in the wind

US green power demand expected to grow regardless of election outcome
Business|Economy|Election|Europe|Stock Markets|US

European clean energy stocks tumble as Trump wins US presidency

Shares in European clean energy groups plummeted on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, as investors fretted over a

European clean energy stocks tumble as Trump wins US presidency
Business|Europe|Technology

Northvolt CEO steps down, saying group needs up to $1.2 billion

Northvolt's CEO and co-founder Peter Carlsson stepped down on Friday, a day after Europe's biggest hope for an electric vehicle battery champion filed for U.S.

Northvolt CEO steps down, saying group needs up to $1.2 billion
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Northvolt crisis may be make or break for Europe's EV battery ambitions

Northvolt's financial collapse deals a blow to Europe's plan to set up its own battery industry to power electric cars,

Northvolt crisis may be make or break for Europe's EV battery ambitions
Business|Health|Stock Markets

Novo, Lilly shares rise as Biden proposes obesity care coverage

Shares of weight-loss drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly rose on Tuesday after U.S.

Novo, Lilly shares rise as Biden proposes obesity care coverage
Europe|Political|US|World

Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control

Denmark's government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its

Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control
Europe|Political|US|World

Denmark says it has neglected Greenland defence for years

Denmark acknowledged on Thursday it had long neglected the defence of Greenland, a vast and strategically

Denmark says it has neglected Greenland defence for years
Americas|Europe|Political|World

Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says

Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister said on

Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says

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