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Stockholm stock exchange plummets

Business & Money: 18 Aug 11
The Stockholm stock exchange was down 6.2 percent on Thursday afternoon when trading closed, making the drop the steepest since November 2008. A broad fall among other European stock markets means fears of a recession are mounting. READ »

Swedes shy away from stock market: study

Business & Money: 19 Jan 11
The number of Swedes playing the stock market dropped in 2010, according to new statistics, while telecom firms Ericsson and TeliaSonera topped the list of Swedish firms with the most shareholders. READ »

Volvo stock responds to positive report

Business & Money: 23 Apr 10
Swedish truck maker Volvo AB topped the list of winners as the Stockholm stock exchange opened for business on Friday after reporting positive interim figures. READ »

Immigration increases foreign trade: study

Society: 17 Sep 09
Increased immigration to Sweden in recent years has helped boost the country’s foreign trade, a new study shows. READ »

Volvo Group finishes 2008 with huge loss

Business & Money: 6 Feb 09
Heavy vehicles maker Volvo AB reported a pre-tax loss of 2.5 billion kronor ($300 million) in the fourth quarter, compared to a profit of 5.6 billion the same period a year before. READ »

Volvo's IT supplier to cut 350 jobs in Sweden

Business & Money: 18 Nov 08
Volvo IT, which provides its parent Volvo AB with IT services, announced on Monday it would be laying off 350 employees. READ »

Ford denies plans to sell Volvo

Business & Money: 16 Jul 07
Carmaker Ford, responding to reports that it's putting its Volvo unit up for sale, said it is not negotiating with anyone to sell the Swedish automaker. READ »

Volvo in billion-dollar Nissan buyout

Business & Money: 20 Feb 07
Swedish truckmaker Volvo has bought Japanese competitor Nissan Diesel for a billion dollars. The move will help both companies to better face competition, Volvo says. READ »

Volvo hails 'best year in history'

Business & Money: 2 Feb 07
Swedish heavy truck maker Volvo has announced a 24.5 percent leap in net profits for 2006, on the back of record sales. READ »

Volvo announces jump in third quarter profits

Business & Money: 24 Oct 06
Volvo exceeds expectations with its third quarter profits. But North American demand is set to slump in the first part of 2007. READ »

Volvo enters vehicle financing market in China

Business & Money: 31 Aug 06
Sweden's Volvo Group has launched an automotive finance arm to support its commercial vehicle business in China, one of the world's fastest growing automobile markets. READ »

Volvo beats analysts' predictions

Business & Money: 25 Apr 06
Swedish truck, bus, construction equipment and marine engine manufacturer Volvo AB on Tuesday announced a rise in first quarter net profits, beating analysts' expectations. READ »

Efficiency improvements to save Volvo "billions"

Business & Money: 3 Jan 06
Volvo AB says a switch to more efficient techniques will cut assembly costs at its Swedish truck factories by 10-20 percent, and save it billions of kronor. READ »


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