News Topic - Sweden

Fed joins in global emergency rate cut
The Federal Reserve, working with central banks worldwide, today enacted an emergency interest rate cut, CNNMoney reports. The Fed lowered its key funds rate by half of a percentage point to 1.5 percent. The Bank of England and banks in Canada, Sweden, Switzerland and China also cut key interest rat ... more »
CNN.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Sweden, Britain intervene in Iceland bank crisis
AP - Iceland's biggest bank received an emergency loan from Sweden on Wednesday, and Britain said it would guarantee deposits in an Icelandic bank's online unit as the financial crisis engulfing this tiny Nordic nation showed no sign of easing.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:55 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Swedish Riksbank cuts interest rate half a percent
Associated Press - October 8, 2008 7:53 AM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Reacting to volatile market moves in Sweden and across Europe, the Swedish Central Bank has cut its interest by half a...
LocalNews8.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:53 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Three U.S. chemists share Nobel prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Three U.S. chemists share the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of the green fluorescent protein, the Nobel Foundation said Wednesday.
United Press International  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:41 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Portugal forced to release Deco and Maniche
Chelsea midfielder Deco and Atletico Madrid's Maniche have been released from the Portugal squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Albania.
ESPN  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:37 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Volvo axes 4,000 jobs as industry slumps
Car brand says it is cutting 4,000 jobs in Sweden and overseas in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in its industry
Financial Times  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:02 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Woods Hole-based scientist wins share of Nobel chemistry prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Two Americans and a U.S.-based Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their discovery and development of a protein that literally...
BostonHerald.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize
Associated Press - October 8, 2008 6:14 AM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien have won...
WWLP.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Volvo to slash more than 3,000 jobs
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Ford-owned carmaker Volvo Cars said Wednesday it will slash more than 13 percent of its work force because of falling global demand.
Detnews.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 10:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Sweden and Britain intervene in Iceland crisis
Iceland's biggest bank received an emergency loan from Sweden and Britain said it would guarantee deposits in an online unit ...
USA Today  –  Oct 8, 2008 10:35 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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