This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 22nd, 2021. Only one and a half years in its possession – but already Telia is rumored to want to dump the Swedish broadcaster TV4. Surprising? Not at all. The world’s telecom companies never seem to learn from history – and all indications are that Telia will soon buy a “new” TV4. A giant deal valued at almost SEK 10 billion. Transformative for both […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 14th, 2021. When the speculators on an online forum decide on a stock, things can move very fast. This week, companies such as Clover Health, Aethlon Medical and Geo Group got to experience what it is like to become a so-called meme stock. But what forces really affect what will be the next Gamestop? The medical technology company Aethlon has just had a couple […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 3rd, 2021. By enticing with free popcorn, the cinema chain AMC’s share soared by 95 percent – in one day. The incident reveals a change of attitude towards speculators from internet forums. From skepticism to addressing them directly. Fund manager Mudrick Capital made probably the worst stock market trade of the week. On Tuesday, they began by buying newly issued shares for over 230 […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 31st, 2021. In the recently concluded trial against the gaming giant Epic, it looks promising for Apple. But even a possible win would be less significant than one might think. And Apple’s legal problems are far from over. Wearing a white shirt, a slim gray tie, and a white face mask, one of the main characters stepped out of an elevator the other day […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 24th, 2021. $1 trillion went up in smoke in last week’s cryptocurrency crash. Elon Musk and China got most of the blame, but the problem showed a deep contradiction among the proponents of cryptocurrencies. When Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk tweets about cryptocurrencies, the market moves. Mostly upwards, as in the case of dogecoin – the joke that became one of the world’s ten largest […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 17th, 2021. Residents who bunkered gas in plastic bags. Oil prices rose. The hacker attack in the US not only acts as an eye opener on how vulnerable society is to cyber attacks – but above all on how unprepared many people seem to be. “Software is eating the world”. That’s how the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen began a now legendary essay in the […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 10th, 2021. It has a turnover of a few thousand dollars but has a multi-billion valuation on the stock exchange. This is what happened when a small restaurant in New Jersey ended up at the center of the debate about how the financial market is really doing. The American flags are flying outside a gray, anonymous room in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The sign outside […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 3rd, 2021. The offer is simple: cash on the table – fast. The success is enormous. The hedge fund Tiger Global is turning the venture capital world upside down. It is only a matter of time before the aggressive Spotify investor enters Sweden again. Venture capitalists like to emphasize their ability to identify and invest in disruptive companies earlier than others. All with a methodology […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 26th, 2021. It started as a parody of cryptocurrencies – and recently became as valuable as Spotify. The cryptocurrency Dogecoin captures the present in a very clear way. Now the success risks undermining confidence in the entire market. Not many people thought that the cryptocurrency Dogecoin would be anything other than what it was intended to be – a joke. The new financial world […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 16th, 2021. Blank checks worth $100 billion. That’s how much money that has been sent straight into the super hot investment form SPAC just this year. Now the clouds of unrest are rolling in. American investors have begun to question the valuations of the untested companies – and put their hand on the handbrake. Sweden got its first SPAC less than a month ago. […]
