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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has "no problem" with neighbors Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but signaled there might be more tensions in the future. What Happened: Putin criticized NATO’s "...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will now fast-track membership for Sweden and Finland after Turkey lifted its opposition to the Nordic countries joining the allies. What Happened: On Tuesday, during the NATO summit talks in Madrid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed with his...

Gores Guggenheim Inc (NASDAQ: GGPI) was soaring up more than 13% on Friday, heavily outpacing the general market, which saw the S&P 500 trading up about 0.7%. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is expected to merge with Polestar this month and list as a public company on the...

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Scandinavia nations Sweden and Finland have filed their applications to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). What Happened: On Wednesday, the Secretary-General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that Finland and Sweden had submitted...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States expressed confidence that Turkey would not hold Finland and Sweden from joining the Western military alliance. This came after Turkey surprised its allies and threw up a potential obstacle to the nations' membership bid. The...

A new finding shows that a growing majority of Swedes are in favor of joining NATO, amid ever-increasing tensions with Russia. A poll conducted by Demoskop and commissioned by a Swedish daily — Aftonbladet newspaper — showed that almost 57% of Swedes now favor NATO...

Amid a raging war between Russia and Ukraine, two European nations Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) this year, as a result of Moscow's “massive strategic blunder,” according to The Times report. Russia's invasion of...

FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is banning Russia indefinitely, according to a New York Times report. The move will knock Russia out of the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoff and keep several other teams playing. What To Know: Prior to the ban, the steps taken by FIFA had included banning...

The Euro 2020 is set to begin June 11 with the Group Stage and run through July 11. The games will be aired on ESPN and EPSN+, both units of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). Ahead of the quadrennial soccer tournament featuring the top teams in Europe, Benzinga is providing group betting...

Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, on Thursday, increased the Repo rate from -0.25% to zero. What Happened "Developments since the monetary policy meeting in October have on the whole been as the Riksbank expected. The economic prospects and outlook for inflation are largely...

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the brand's local bottling partner, will deploy the Einride autonomous electric transport system to its Swedish distribution network, according to a news release. As part of a commercial pilot, an Einride vehicle will ferry goods between warehouses operated by...

Einride, the Swedish autonomous trucking company, has successfully deployed its first cab-less, autonomous and fully electric truck for freight hauling in DB Schenker's facility in Jönköping, Sweden. Named the "T-pod," it will transport cargo between a warehouse and a terminal at the facility, as...

The “Mamma Mia” sequel recently premiered and with ABBA receiving renewed attention, perhaps it's time for similar treatment of the iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (NYSE: EWD). EWD, which is more than 22 years old, tracks the MSCI Sweden 25/50 Index and is down more than 7 percent year-to-...

Sweden introduced a gender-sensitive budget three years ago that partly inspired Canada's government to follow suit. What Happened Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau consulted with his Swedish counterpart to deliver a gender-sensitive federal budget on Tuesday. Some of the...

South Korea is still the world's most innovative economy, according to the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index. Bloomberg's proprietary index ranks countries according to research and development spending, value-added manufacturing, patent activity, high-tech density, higher education, productivity,...