Big North European Investors Reassess US Exposure as Geopolitical Risk Mounts January 23, 2026 By Naomi Rovnick, Simon Johnson and Simon Jessop Big Northern European investors are increasingly wary of the risks of holding U.S. assets in the face of geopolitical tensions,...
Swedbank Slapped with Record $386M Fine for Money-Laundering Breaches March 20, 2020 By Colm Fulton, Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson Sweden’s financial watchdog hit lender Swedbank with a record fine of 4 billion crowns ($386 million) on Thursday for serious...
Estonia Probes Allegations Swedbank Linked to Danske Money Laundering Scandal February 21, 2019 By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson Estonia is investigating allegations linking Swedbank to suspicious transactions in the country involving Danske Bank, Estonia’s state prosecutor said on...
American Economists’ Work on Climate Change, Benefits of Technology Earn Nobel Prize October 9, 2018 By Simon Johnson and Niklas Pollard Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting the western economic growth model to focus on environmental issues and...
UPDATE: Iceland Lowers Volcano Alert; Small Eruption No Threat to Aviation August 29, 2014 By Robert Robertsson and Simon Johnson Iceland reduced its aviation warning level to orange on Friday after concluding that a small eruption in the Bardarbunga volcano...