Klarna may be forced to do the unthinkable
Klarna built its success on being everything the big banks were not. After a 20 percent share price fall, the market wants a far more predictable company.
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Elon Musk’s grand plan is revealed
SpaceX's IPO reveals a company that has quietly transformed from a rocket company into a conglomerate for Musk's broader ambitions – and the space business is now the smallest part of the story.
The best savings tip has become a risk
The tech concentration in index funds has grown dramatically, and the coming SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs could accelerate the trend – turning the classic savings advice into a source of hidden risk.
Can Musk Create Another Stock Market Rocket?
After the Tesla success, Elon Musk is back. Now he’s taking his rocket company – which today contains more AI than rockets – to the stock market with an astronomical valuation. Can it become another market phenomenon? When entrepreneur Adam Neumann was preparing to take his co-working company WeWork public in 2019, he had a challenge. How do you make an office hotel sound more exciting than it is? Neumann decided that the company’s “mission […]
Forget everything you know — Klarna 2.0 starts now
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 10th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna opens with a surge on the American stock exchange. Billions in market value are added immediately. But the listing is more of a new start than a finish line. Sweaty palms, elation, nerves. Putting your life’s work on the stock exchange is a big […]
Siemiatkowski’s zero says it all
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 2nd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Boosted by a buoyant market, it is time for Klarna to list in New York. After a turbulent period for the world, a window has opened that Sebastian Siemiatkowski intends to use. When you’re about to set sail, you do well to check the weather […]
Klarna’s move is bold to say the least
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 15th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna is venturing into unknown waters by applying for a stock market listing in a turbulent market. Has the company bitten off more than it can chew? Wearing race bib number 749, Briton Derek Redmond stands in the starting blocks. It is the 1992 Olympics […]
Did Klarna’s shareholders know what they were doing?
Did Klarna’s shareholders realise they were voting away their own influence? Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-24. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The extraordinary general meeting at Klarna is over and the major shareholders got what they wanted. Sebastian Siemiatkowski strengthens his grip ahead of the listing. Why did the other shareholders let it happen? “Minor administrative amendments to the articles of association” is not […]
Instacart’s IPO shows the tech market has sobered up
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 20th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Optimism is returning to the tech market after delivery company Instacart’s listing on the American Nasdaq. But Instacart has what many tech companies still lack: profitability. Lime-green canvas bags were everywhere in San Francisco in the mid-2010s. In shop after shop, people walked the aisles […]
Arm Holdings: standing strong despite the market
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 13th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When chip company Arm goes public, the world waits eagerly to see whether the appetite for tech listings has returned. But reading too much into Arm is risky — it is not an ordinary tech company. A jubilant and excited Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japanese […]