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Business Insider
28-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Goldman Sachs Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Danske Bank (0NVC)
In a report released yesterday, Patrik Nilsson from Goldman Sachs maintained a Hold rating on Danske Bank (0NVC – Research Report), with a price target of DKK250.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at DKK258.26. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Nilsson is ranked #6154 out of 9622 analysts. Currently, the analyst consensus on Danske Bank is a Strong Buy with an average price target of DKK272.78. The company has a one-year high of DKK261.90 and a one-year low of DKK177.25. Currently, Danske Bank has an average volume of 255.7K.
Straits Times
17-06-2025
- Straits Times
Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' jailed over toxic waste scandal
Waste management company Think Pink's former chief executive Bella Nilsson was sentenced to six years behind bars for 19 counts of 'aggravated environmental crime'. PHOTO: AFP STOCKHOLM - A court in Sweden on June 17 convicted 10 people of illegally dumping toxic waste, including a former stripper who once described herself as the 'Queen of Trash', in the country's biggest environmental crime trial. The five central figures in the case were handed prison sentences ranging from two to six years. Waste management company Think Pink was found guilty of dumping or burying some 200,000 tonnes of waste from the Stockholm area at 21 sites from 2015 to 2020, with no intention of processing it correctly. In a 692-page verdict, the Sodertorn district court sentenced Think Pink's former chief executive Bella Nilsson to six years behind bars for 19 counts of 'aggravated environmental crime'. Nilsson worked as a stripper and managed a sex club in Stockholm in the 1990s, getting convicted for accounting crimes in 1998. She wrote a memoire – A Stripper's Confession – before going on to win a prestigious award in 2018 for entrepreneurship with Think Pink. The four others received prison sentences ranging from two to four-and-a-half years. 'The group's waste management activities have posed risks – in certain instances, substantial risks – to both human health and the environment,' judge Niklas Schullerqvist wrote in a statement. 'There is no doubt that environmental offences were committed at the sites where the waste was handled.' Think Pink was hired by municipalities, construction companies, apartment co-operatives and private individuals to dispose of primarily building materials but also electronics, metals, plastics, wood, tyres and toys. But the firm left the piles of waste unsorted and abandoned, the court heard. High levels of toxic PCB compounds, lead, mercury, arsenic and other chemicals had been released into the air, soil and water, endangering the health of human, animal and plant life, the court found. Nilsson – who has now changed her name to Fariba Vancor – argued during the trial that Think Pink had 'followed the law'. During the proceedings, her lawyers rejected the prosecution's claim the company used falsified documents to mislead authorities, saying any wrongdoing was 'by mistake'. Her defence team was surprised by June 17's verdict. 'It was a little unexpected,' lawyer Jan Tibbling told daily Aftonbladet, adding: 'Of course we're not happy.' He said he had yet to speak to his client to discuss whether to lodge an appeal. Nilsson has insisted she is the victim of a plot by business rivals. A total of 11 people were charged in the case. Only one of the accused was acquitted: an eccentric entrepreneur who starred in a reality show about his over-the-top lifestyle, whom the court concluded had primarily served in a marketing role. In addition to Nilsson, the convicted included an environmental consultant accused of helping the company pass inspections, a 'waste broker', a transport organiser, five landowners, and Nilsson's ex-husband who co-founded the company and at one time served as its chief executive. The five central figures were ordered to pay 260 million kronor (S$35 million) in damages to several municipalities for clean-up and decontamination costs. One of the biggest claims was from the Botkyrka city council, where two Think Pink waste piles burnt for months in 2020 and 2021 after spontaneously combusting. One was near two nature reserves. The Kagghamra site, buried under sand to extinguish the fire, has only recently stopped burning. The trial opened in September 2024 after an investigation lasting several years and comprising more than 45,000 pages. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Local Sweden
17-06-2025
- Local Sweden
Queen of Trash: Sweden convicts 10 people in its biggest environmental trial
A court in Sweden on Tuesday convicted 10 people of illegally dumping toxic waste, including a former stripper who once described herself as the "Queen of Trash", in the country's biggest environmental crime trial. Advertisement The five central figures in the case were handed prison sentences ranging from two to six years. Waste management company Think Pink was found guilty of dumping or burying some 200,000 tonnes of waste from the Stockholm area at 21 sites from 2015 to 2020, with no intention of processing it correctly. In a 692-page verdict, the Södertörn district court sentenced Think Pink's former chief executive Bella Nilsson to six years behind bars for 19 counts of "aggravated environmental crime". Nilsson worked as a stripper and managed a sex club in Stockholm in the 1990s, getting convicted for accounting crimes in 1998. She wrote a memoire – "A Stripper's Confession" – before going on to win a prestigious award in 2018 for entrepreneurship with Think Pink. The four others received prison sentences ranging from two to four-and-a-half years. "The group's waste management activities have posed risks – in certain instances, substantial risks – to both human health and the environment," judge Niklas Schullerqvist wrote in a statement. "There is no doubt that environmental offences were committed at the sites where the waste was handled." Think Pink was hired by municipalities, construction companies, apartment co-operatives and private individuals to dispose of primarily building materials but also electronics, metals, plastics, wood, tyres and toys. But the firm left the piles of waste unsorted and abandoned, the court heard. High levels of toxic PCB compounds, lead, mercury, arsenic and other chemicals had been released into the air, soil and water, endangering the health of human, animal and plant life, the court found. 'Unexpected' Nilsson – who has now changed her name to Fariba Vancor – argued during the trial that Think Pink had "followed the law". During the proceedings, her lawyers rejected the prosecution's claim the company used falsified documents to mislead authorities, saying any wrongdoing was "by mistake". Her defence team was surprised by Tuesday's verdict. "It was a little unexpected," lawyer Jan Tibbling told daily Aftonbladet, adding: "Of course we're not happy." Advertisement He said he had yet to speak to his client to discuss whether to lodge an appeal. Nilsson has insisted she is the victim of a plot by business rivals. A total of 11 people were charged in the case. Only one of the accused was acquitted: an eccentric entrepreneur who starred in a reality show about his over-the-top lifestyle, whom the court concluded had primarily served in a marketing role. In addition to Nilsson, the convicted included an environmental consultant accused of helping the company pass inspections, a "waste broker", a transport organiser, five landowners, and Nilsson's ex-husband who co-founded the company and at one time served as its chief executive. The five central figures were ordered to pay 260 million kronor ($27 million) in damages to several municipalities for clean-up and decontamination costs. Advertisement One of the biggest claims was from the Botkyrka city council, where two Think Pink waste piles burned for months in 2020 and 2021 after spontaneously combusting. One was near two nature reserves. The Kagghamra site, buried under sand to extinguish the fire, has only recently stopped burning. The trial opened in September 2024 after an investigation lasting several years and comprising more than 45,000 pages.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Andy Nilsson files to challenge incumbent Senator Thom Tillis in 2026 midterms
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The midterm elections are more than a year away, but candidates are already jockeying for a position. Retired Winston-Salem businessman Andy Nilsson has filed to challenge incumbent Senator Thom Tillis. 'We've got someone who, when he's voting, votes against the president, and doesn't really show up here to explain why or defend himself, it's like we've got a senator who's absent,' Nilsson told Queen City News. Nilsson spoke with Chief Political Correspondent Andy Weber in Greensboro Friday as the state GOP gathered for their annual convention. The odds are against the Republican challenger, as Tillis has already raised several million dollars and brought on staff with ties to the Trump presidential campaign. 'I knew getting into this, that was a big mountain to climb. I knew how big it was. I mean, this is a guy who's been in for 12 years, who's running for 18. He's got a lot of money, he's got a lot of PAC support, but that goes to the center of my argument, that he's out of touch,' insisted Nilsson. Nilsson argued not only is he a better choice over Tillis, but that he also is the right person to face a potential democratic nominee and former North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper. 'I'm not a typical politician. Everybody that Roy Cooper has run against in however many elections that he run has been a typical, recycled, swamp-dwelling politician, I'm not. I was 30 years in business until I retired and started coaching high school football, now I'm working with special needs kids, that's what I do.' Cooper himself has not announced if he will run. Senator Tillis' campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Nilsson's campaign. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Historic Baileys Harbor shipwreck isn't the wreck they thought, but it's still historic
A shipwreck in the waters off Baileys Harbor was relisted on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places under a new name after the Wisconsin Historical Society announced May 29 the wreck isn't of the ship it first thought it was. And it took an old insurance form to make the final call. The wreck is of the Joseph Cochrane, a 131-foot-long schooner that sank in about 10 to 15 feet of water about 563 feet southwest of the Old Baileys Harbor Lighthouse (aka the "Bird Cage" lighthouse). It previously was identified as the wreck of the Christina Nilsson, and was listed on both the state and national historic place registers under that name in 2003, but the historical society's announcement said subsequent knowledge and information that wasn't available back then led the society to now positively identify it as the Cochrane. The Joseph Cochrane was built in Rochester, New York, and launched from there in 1856. According to the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website, it initially hauled mostly grain, bringing corn and wheat from Chicago to Buffalo, but its primary cargo became lumber for the Chicago market, also hauling grain and coal, by the late 1860s as it went through a number of ownership changes. The three-masted schooner also went through a number of wrecks over the years. The Wisconsin Shipwrecks site documents at least four collisions or sinkings in the 14 years the Cochrane plied its trade on the Great Lakes before its final wreck off Door County. That last wreck came after the Cochrane sprung a leak while sailing through a storm and carrying a load of lumber in the northern part of Lake Michigan the night of Oct. 23, 1870. The crew attempted to pump out the ship, before the next morning Capt. Charles Anderson tried to get to Baileys Harbor for shelter. But Wisconsin Shipwrecks says Anderson unfortunately missed the navigation channel and the Cochrane became stranded on a reef on the east side of the harbor. The water was high, so the crew had to remain on the ship until they were rescued by another boat the morning of Oct 25. After that, the Cochrane rapidly went to pieces in high winds and water and sank below the surface within a week. Its lumber cargo washed ashore, and the site says the schooner Market Drayton sailed to Baileys Harbor on Nov. 11 and was able to retrieve 100,000 feet of the lumber. The Cochrane's owners carried no insurance, and its final enrollment document was surrendered June 30, 1871. The Wisconsin Shipwrecks site says the Cochrane's remains are well-preserved, although somewhat flat, with part of its lower hull intact and major structural components, its framing and one windlass stanchion still on hand. Because the wreck site also has enough dynamic water action, few invasive quagga mussels have colonized the interior of the bilge, allowing for detailed observation. As for the Christina Nilsson, it's now thought it also lies near the old lighthouse off Baileys Harbor, close to the Cochrane. The Nilsson also was a three-masted cargo schooner, measuring 139 feet to the Cochrane's 131, that sank with a load of pig iron Oct. 25, 1884. Surveys of the wreck were conducted in 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2021 by maritime archaeologists from the historical society and Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association. But while the wreck was first identified as the Nilsson, it now has been determined to be the Cochrane. The Wisconsin Shipwrecks site says the new identification is based on its dimensions, location and a comparison of vessel losses in the vicinity based on historic newspaper accounts. And Tamara Thomsen, maritime archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society, told the Advocate the most definitive new information came from an insurance claim form on the Nilsson in which the insurance man wrote the Nilsson's remains were in a cove between two reefs on the northeast side of Old Baileys Harbor Lighthouse. The Cochrane is on the southwest side of the lighthouse. That said, Thomsen said the historical society hasn't yet positively identified the wreck of the Nilsson. She said there are pieces of wrecks from at least one other ship around that cove, so maritime archaeologists need to be able to determine which were part of the Nilsson, although she added she's "pretty sure" most or all of its is the Nilsson. Thomsen said the historical society will file documentation with the National Register of Historic Places to relist the site under the Cochrane's name. She said the national register generally agrees to do so, but its staff has to pore through the documentation and verify the accuracy. And Thomsen said because of the number of wrecks in the area, and because Baileys Harbor was an important location in Great Lakes maritime history, she hopes to have the historical society declare an archaeological district there, then get the district placed on the state historic place register. State and federal laws protect the wreck of the Joseph Cochrane. Divers may not remove artifacts or structure when visiting the site. Removing, defacing, displacing or destroying artifacts or sites is a crime. For more information on the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit For more on the Cochrane, the Christina Nilsson and other Wisconsin shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, visit Contact Christopher Clough at 920-562-8900 or cclough@ MORE: Door County man gets max sentence for defrauding clients of $1.1 million MORE: Cellcom will adjust customers' phone bills due to cell service outage FOR MORE DOOR COUNTY NEWS: Check out our website This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Door County shipwreck relisted as historic place with new correct name
