Eight power traders nabbed in police raid
Police have arrested eight people on suspicion of market manipulation in the electricity market. Officers raided several addresses in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Wednesday, a spokesperson for the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic…
MoreNovo Nordisk’s obesity drug provokes ‘bizarre’ dreams
Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most valuable company, is earning record profits on its diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, which have become part of a weight-loss craze in the US, but users are reporting a…
MoreSAS refuses second loan package despite capital problems
Struggling airline SAS has announced it will not be taking the second part of a $700m loan agreed in 2022 to shore up its ailing finances. The decision comes as a surprise as…
MoreRussian spy ships preparing sabotage against Denmark
Russia is allegedly developing a programme to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the waters of Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. According to a joint investigation by DR News, in collaboration with…
MoreDisastrous opinion polls show government is ‘out of sync’ with electorate.
Political analysts agree that the latest opinion polls paint a picture of one of the most unpopular governments in modern times. A new Gallup poll, published Monday, showed the Social Democrats have lost…
MoreSocial Democrats to hold alternative May 1st rally
Although the trade union movement has told the Social Democrats to stay away from May 1st Labour Day events this year after the government axed the Great Prayer Day public holiday, the traditional…
MoreOffshore wind tops the agenda at green summit
The government is hosting a green summit today. Business leaders, experts, interest organisations, and lawmakers will gather at the prime minister’s official residence, Marienborg, to discuss green conversion and hear the government’s latest…
MoreInflation costs families DKK2,600 per month
Although rampant inflation has eased over the past few months a new report by Finans shows the average family with children needs to spend DKK2,600 ($380) more every month to maintain the same…
MoreBusiness shorts
MobilePay fee?…Producer Price Index falls….Danish top retailer heads for Canada… It could soon cost money to use Danske Bank’s popular payment method, MobilePay. Launched in 2013, MobilePay’s digital wallet has more than four…
MorePrime Minister’s sinking feeling – 1 in 4 voters have deserted Social Democrats
The latest Gallup poll piles the pressure on the government. If an electon was held today the Social Democrats would lose 25% of those who voted for the party in November and have…
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