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            <title><![CDATA[Edvin Endre Says He Understands King Carl Gustaf’s Criticism of Queen Silvia TV Series]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[“Terrible,” King Carl Gustaf said about plans for a TV series about him and Queen Silvia. “I understand him,” says Edvin Endre, who plays the king in “Queen Silvia.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daniel Ek-backed Helsing valued at $18 billion in new funding round]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German drone manufacturer Helsing - with Spotify founder Daniel Ek as a major owner and chairman of the board - is valued at $18 billion (approximately SEK 175 billion) in a new financing round, with the American Goldman Sachs among the investors.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daniel Ek's German drone company establishes presence in Stockholm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Munich-based defense technology and drone company Helsing - part of Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s defense sector ventures - is establishing itself in Stockholm, defining Sweden as a new home market.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stefan Persson remains Sweden's richest person after H&M share price rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stefan Persson remains Sweden's richest person. His top spot has been consolidated this year thanks to a rise in H&M's share price.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spotify share price rally after unexpectedly strong financial results]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The streaming service Spotify is doing better than expected. The number of users is rising unexpectedly, and profitability is increasing, according to 2025 financial statements. The stock market is doing well.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Star Economist: The gaps in Sweden are narrowing slightly]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Income gaps in Sweden have narrowed slightly over the past ten years, according to a new edition of the World Inequality Report from star French economist Thomas Piketty and his team. And the richest 1%'s share of total wealth is shrinking slightly, according to the report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Politico: Trump most powerful in Europe – Danish second]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is the most powerful person in Europe, according to the news site Politico Europe.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World artists get through Israel blockade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Massive Attack and Paul Weller have requested and had their music blocked in Israel, reports NME.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Race for Spotify after Daniel Ek's defection]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Since founder Daniel Ek left the CEO position at Spotify, the company's stock has plummeted 20 percent on the New York Stock Exchange. The equivalent of SEK 280 billion in market capitalization has gone up in smoke.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:46:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spotify better than expected – but the stock fell]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Higher prices and lower personnel costs helped Spotify's profit rise more than expected. But the music giant's share price initially fell sharply when the US stock market opened, recovered but then fell back again.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nvidia crosses new dream threshold: $5 trillion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[American Nvidia has broken yet another dream barrier. The world's leading manufacturer of advanced processors – a winner in the global wave of AI investments – is valued at over $5 trillion for the first time after another price increase.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lorde and Paloma Faith Join Music Boycott Against Israel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several international artists, including Lorde and Paloma Faith, are now joining the campaign "No music for genocide", which urges musicians to geoblock their music in Israel as long as the war in Gaza continues.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:54:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wall Street Rises Despite US Shutdown Threat; Spotify and Klarna Fall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[USA's government apparatus is threatened by shutdown, but the investors on Wall Street are sitting still in the boat. Two Swedish companies stood out: Spotify and Klarna's shares plummeted.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daniel Ek to Step Down as Spotify CEO, Becomes Chairman]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The founder Daniel Ek is stepping down from the CEO position for the streaming service Spotify at the turn of the year and will then get two replacements. I have developed from being a player to becoming more like a coach, explains Daniel Ek.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:38:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Massive Attack Seeks Removal from Spotify and Joins Israel Boycott]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Massive Attack joins a music boycott against Israel. The band also wants to remove their music from Spotify.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Klarna Plans New York Stock Exchange Listing with $13.6 Billion Valuation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish fintech conglomerate Klarna will be listed on the New York stock exchange, according to the company. The plan is to raise approximately 12 billion kronor in connection with the listing and the company is aiming for a total valuation of Klarna of approximately 129 billion kronor, according to the prospectus.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:52:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Artists Boycott Spotify Over Military Investments and Compensation Issues]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Investments in weapon systems, AI music and a widespread discontent with the compensation. In a short time, a number of artists have left Spotify and urged a boycott.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:25:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spotify Reports Loss Despite User Growth in Second Quarter]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Spotify increases the number of users but made a worse operating result than expected. The share falls in pre-trading with over five percent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:04:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indie Bands Boycott Spotify Over CEO's AI Drone Investments]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The indie band Xiu Xiu is removing their music from Spotify due to the CEO Daniel Ek's investments in "war drones with AI", reports NME.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spotify is about to break the billion barrier - "feeling confident"]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:59:40 GMT</pubDate>
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