Dagens industri: Daniel Ek to Step Down as Spotify CEO

On September 30, 2025, Dagens Industri reported that Daniel Ek will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Spotify. The announcement was made on the "Dagen med Di" podcast, hosted by Douglas Ekberg, and featured commentary from Di's technology reporter, Jonas Leijonhufvud. The podcast episode also included an analysis of September investment trends among small-scale investors, with Nordea's savings economist, Frida Bratt, providing insights on recent buying and selling statistics. This news comes at a time of complex global financial dynamics. While Wall Street demonstrated resilience despite ongoing political uncertainty in the U.S., including the threat of a government shutdown and a scheduled meeting between former President Trump and members of Congress, SEB's U.S. economist, Elisabet Kopelman, discussed the potential economic impacts. Market reports initially projected a positive start to the trading week in the U.S. However, the Swedish domestic market faced a projected negative opening, contrasting with earlier expectations for the Stockholm stock exchange. Asian markets presented mixed results, with the Tokyo stock exchange opening lower, although a Sony spin-off experienced significant gains. Additional financial updates included gold reaching a new record high, analyzed by commodities manager Anna Svahn from Antiloop. The report also highlighted potential pharmaceutical tariffs and pressure from Trump on major European pharmaceutical companies, with analysis from Mattias Häggblom, an analyst at Handelsbanken. Gunilla Osswald, CEO of Bioarctic, was interviewed and identified as a significant company potentially negatively impacted by these developments.