https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson posted Wednesday a first quarter net profit that was more than double the level recorded a year earlier, owing to a major one-off divestment. https://www.thelocal.se/20120425/40466 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:18:00 +0200 40466 Ericsson on announced a worse-than-expected 73 percent drop in its fourth quarter net profits, sending shares in the Swedish telecom giant plummeting in Wednesday morning trading. https://www.thelocal.se/20120125/38712 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:49:00 +0100 38712 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson said Thursday that intense competition hit fourth quarter sales hard and forced the company to post a loss of €247 million ($318 million) for the year. https://www.thelocal.se/20120119/38592 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:05:00 +0100 38592 Sony on Tuesday launched its first mobile handsets without the “Sony Ericsson” brand name at an electronics show in Las Vegas, marking a symbolic end to the company's ten year collaboration with the Swedish telecoms giant. https://www.thelocal.se/20120110/38430 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0100 38430 Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson confirmed on Thursday that it would sell its stake in mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson to Sony for €1.05 billion ($1.47 billion). https://www.thelocal.se/20111027/36986 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:49:00 +0200 36986 Japanese electronics giant Sony hopes to work more closely with Swedish joint venture partner Ericsson on smart phone products, senior executive Kazuo Hirai said on Friday, describing rumours of Sony buying the Ericsson stake as "speculation". https://www.thelocal.se/20111021/36876 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:44:00 +0200 36876 Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a six-percent jump in third quarter net profit to 3.8 billion kronor ($570 million) in line with analyst expectations. https://www.thelocal.se/20111020/36862 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:21:00 +0200 36862 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Friday said it broke even in the third quarter due to a declining sales environment in Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20111014/36752 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:00 +0200 36752 In a push to enhance its smartphone business, Japan's Sony is nearing a deal to buy out Swedish telecom firm Ericsson's stake in their mobile phone joint venture, according to the Wall Street Journal. https://www.thelocal.se/20111007/36600 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:35:00 +0200 36600 Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson posted a net loss of €50 million ($70 million) for the second quarter on Friday, saying that its supply chain had been hit by the disasters in Japan. https://www.thelocal.se/20110715/34968 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:38:00 +0200 34968 Sony Ericsson ends trademark battle https://www.thelocal.se/20110514/33770 Sat, 14 May 2011 11:23:00 +0200 33770 Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Tuesday reported a steep decline in net profits, explained by the impact on sales of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. https://www.thelocal.se/20110419/33294 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:43:00 +0200 33294 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Thursday reported a return to profit in 2010 thanks to its Android-based smartphones but its fourth quarter earnings and sales fell far short of analyst expectations. https://www.thelocal.se/20110120/31540 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:41:00 +0100 31540 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson reported a third consecutive quarter of net profits on Friday following dramatic restructuring, but its sales fell far below expectations. https://www.thelocal.se/20101015/29630 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:43:00 +0200 29630 Sony Ericsson said Wednesday China would become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years, as it moved to grab a bigger slice of the fast-growing smartphone market. https://www.thelocal.se/20100901/28708 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:57:00 +0200 28708 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson reported a second quarter running of net profits Friday after a period of loss last year, saying it had pushed up prices by focusing on the top end of the https://www.thelocal.se/20100716/27824 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:48:00 +0200 27824 Swedish-Japanese handset maker Sony Ericsson unveiled its new smartphones on Sunday as it seeks to close the gap on its main competitors. https://www.thelocal.se/20100215/25002 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:10:00 +0100 25002 Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reported a quarterly loss on Friday that surpassed market expectations but, amid plunging sales for the company, it continues to face fierce competition in the smartphone market. https://www.thelocal.se/20100122/24530 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:48:00 +0100 24530 Sony Ericsson plans to reduce the workforce at facilities in Lund in southern Sweden by 15 percent, putting 450 of the mobile handset manufacturer’s employees out of work. https://www.thelocal.se/20091216/23870 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:42:00 +0100 23870 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson gave redundancy notices to 130 employees on Wednesday in conjunction with plans to close a development centre in Kista, north of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20091119/23350 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:37:00 +0100 23350