Part Three – Kreuger, Wallenberg and the battle for Swedish industry
By the beginning of the 1930s, Sweden had two extraordinary centres of financial power. Ivar Kreuger had created an international ...
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Month: October 2026
‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against Spain’s housing crisis
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Spain demanding urgent action over soaring rents, evictions and ...
Merz arrives in Kyiv as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has begun an unannounced visit to Kyiv, arriving in the Ukrainian capital as Russian drones and ...
Latvia’s Kulbergs wins election as security concerns shape the vote
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has emerged as the clear winner of Saturday’s parliamentary election, with partial results putting his ...
AI insiders sound alarm as calls grow to pause development
Fresh warnings from two AI safety specialists have intensified debate over the race to build more powerful systems. David Robinson ...
Global markets face Monday test as rate hopes meet rising borrowing costs
Global markets approach Monday, 5 October, with competing signals: Friday’s Wall Street rally offers support, while rising bond yields threaten ...
On this day in 1957: Sputnik and the dawn of the space age
On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, opening the space age and ...
On this day in 1990: The midnight that reunited Germany and reshaped Europe
On 3 October 1990, Germany became one country again after more than four decades of division. Crowds gathered in Berlin ...
Ghana’s mobile-money economy reaches €345 billion as fintech becomes core infrastructure
Ghana’s mobile-money economy reached approximately €345 billion in transaction value during 2025, underlining how deeply digital finance has become embedded ...
Ghana places gold at the centre of its currency strategy as GoldBod takes over FX role
Ghana is placing gold at the centre of its foreign-exchange strategy as the Ghana Gold Board, known as GoldBod, assumes ...