Why are Nordic companies so successful?

From the dining room on the ground floor of “Carl’s Villa” in Copenhagen, guests are treated to views of a charming garden adorned with classical statues. The art nouveau house was built in 1892 by Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg. Since then the brewer, which these days uses the house for meetings,…

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Paris couture: Elie Saab, By Fang Couture and ArdAzAei

Often, the greatest progenitors of couture – a very French concept – are born thousands of kilometers from France. Three such talents – Elie Saab, By Fang Couture and ArdAzAei – offered up impressive visions of revived couture classicism. None of them were born in France. Elie Saab haute couture Fall-Winter 2025–26 – Courtesy Elie…

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JBS Brazilian meat company goes public in the U.S.

The JBS Greeley meatpacking facility in Greeley, Colorado, US, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Brazilian meat giant JBS made their U.S. public market debut on Friday, opening at $13.65 a share. The opening trade values the company at roughly $30 billion, outstripping rival Tyson Foods’ market…

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Strange ‘sticky’ dark matter could be lurking in a distant galaxy

Galaxy SDSS J0946+1006 acts as a gravitational lens, helping astronomers see the signs of dark matter NASA/ESA/R. Gavazzi, T. Treu/University of California/SLACS An unusually dense galaxy could be the first clear evidence for the existence of an unconventional form of “sticky” dark matter, altering our understanding of this mysterious cosmic substance. In the standard picture…

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