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Navamedic ASA: Financial Report For The 2Nd Quarter And First Half Of 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) OSLO, Norway, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first half of 2025, Navamedic ASA (OSE: NAVA), a Nordic pharma company and trusted supplier of high-quality prescription, consumer health, and hospital products to hospitals...

Tesla Sales Surge In Norway Despite Backlash Over Elon Musk’s Politics
Like many Norwegians, Espen Lysholm is uneasy with Elon Musk’s turn toward right-wing politics, but he still loves Musk’s cars. “I’ll be honest that it’s a bit of a double-edged sword having a Tesla,” said Lysholm, who bought a Model Y in May, his...

Norway's $2T wealth fund divests Israeli investments
Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it is terminating all contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments and has divested parts of its portfolio in the country over the situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The...

Nordic Investment Bank reports 'solid' first-half results
The Nordic Investmet Bank (NIB), in which Latvia has a stake, recorded what it said was a "solid" financial result during the first half of the year. The level of new financing surpassed last year’s levels and lending activity increased throughout...

German Defense Company Considers US Shift to Avoid Israel Arms Embargo
German defense manufacturer Renk is weighing plans to move part of its production to the United States to continue supplying components for Israeli tanks, following Berlin’s decision to halt certain arms exports. Chancellor Friedrich Merz...

Norway wealth fund posts $68 billion profit for January-June, lifted by finance stocks
By Gwladys Fouche ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) -Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a 698 billion Norwegian crowns ($68.28 billion) profit for the first half of the year, lifted by strong returns among stocks in...

Who is Samir Hulileh, the businessman Israel wants to run Gaza?
Israeli media have reported that the lobbying effort for Hulileh's appointment is being led by Ari Ben-Menashe, an Iranian-born former Israeli intelligence officer linked to the 1980s Iran-Contra affair. [Getty] In the tangled web of regional and...
Norway sells stake in Israeli jet engine group, to divest from more companies over Gaza war
'Tesla shame' bypasses Norway as sales jump despite Musk's politics
By Marie Mannes SKI, Norway (Reuters) -Like many Norwegians, Espen Lysholm is not a fan of Elon Musk these days, uncomfortable with the world's richest man's lurch into right-wing politics. He does, however, love Musk's cars. "I'll be honest that...

Norway’s Wealth Fund Divests From 11 of 61 Stakes in Israeli Companies
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, has divested from some Israeli...

The vast hidden workforce of Canada’s prisons
Across the country a vast hidden workforce of people spend their days doing clerical work, cleaning, landscaping and other tasks that keep institutions running. Others, working in factory-like settings, build furniture for federal government...

The best chess players are coming after world champion D Gukesh, but he’s not worried: 'None of my business'
Chess world champion D Gukesh is only 19, but he is well aware that he is the prime target for all the top players. The comforting factor for his fans is that he is not bothered at all. D Gukesh is not worried that the best of the best in chess,...

More than 56k potential candidates for each HR role – research
There could be as many as 56,432 potential candidates for every open HR manager position across the UK, according to research by global employment organisation Remote. Remote surveyed 4,126 business or HR leaders, at director level and above, with...

Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro to cut 750 white-collar jobs
Cuts will hit staff and support functions, engineering, IT, supply chain and commercial jobs, while blue-collar workers were not affected, Hydro said in a statement.Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro will cut 750 white-collar jobs as part of a plan to...

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops investments in 11 Israeli companies
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has terminated contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments, and divested parts of its portfolio in the country, over Israeli actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. It follows an...

Norway Reviews $2 Trillion Fund’s Israeli Investments Linked to Gaza Genocide
Norway’s government has ordered its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to reassess every investment it holds in Israeli companies after revelations that some of them are directly tied to their genocidal campaign in Gaza....

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops investments in 11 Israeli firms over Gaza war
Oslo: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund said Monday that it was selling its investments in 11 Israeli companies following reports it had invested in an Israeli jet engine maker even as the war in Gaza raged. Nicolai Tangen, chief of Norges Bank...

Norsk Hydro to slash 750 white-collar jobs
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announced plans to cut 750 white-collar jobs as part of a restructuring aimed at reducing annual costs by 1 billion Norwegian crowns ($97.8 million). The cuts come after the company imposed a hiring freeze...

Where the World Gambles: A Deep Dive Into Global Gambling Trends & Online Habits
Gambling has evolved from a clandestine pastime to a mainstream industry, generating over $500 billion globally each year. From the bustling casino floors of Macau to mobile sports betting apps in New Jersey, the landscape of gambling is rapidly...

SPH Media must chart own course to revise, reinvent business...
SINGAPORE - The Republic's media landscape can "ill-afford" convulsions and closures seen around the world without risking a consequential loss of diversity and choice, said Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran on Monday (May...