Dagbladet Børsen

Børsen (full name: Dagbladet Børsen) is a Danish newspaper specialising in business news published in Denmark.

History and profile

Børsen was founded in 1896 by merchant and editor Theodor Hans Carsten Green. In 1899, it was changed into a newspaper with a particular focus on business and stock exchange content. From then and until 1909, Børsen was also formally associated with Grosserer-Societetet (en: The Merchant Society).

In 1969 the majority shareholder became the Swedish Bonnier Group. The publishing house changed its name to Forlaget Børsen Ltd. In 1970, the paper was reorganized to almost exclusively feature business news, resulting in an improved net circulation. The success of the Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer was functional in this change.

Negotiations are underway for Bonnier Group to sell Børsen to JP/Politikens Hus at the price of 800 million kroner.

Børsen is published on weekdays and is based in Copenhagen.

Børsen has no political affiliation, but it supports the free market economy and private business as well as worldwide trade. The paper publishes a list, Børsen Guld.

Børsen

Børsen (English: The Stock Exchange) is a historic building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built by Christian IV in 1619–1640 and is most known for its Dragon Spire shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 metres.

History

Børsen was planned by Christian IV as part of his plan to strengthen Copenhagen's role as a centre for trade and commerce in Northern Europe. A site on the north side of the embankment which connected Copenhagen to the new market town Christianshavn, which was planned on reclaimed land off the coast of Amager. The king charged Lorenz van Steenwinckel with the design of the new building, but Steenwinckel died shortly thereafter. The assignment was then passed on to his brother, Hans van Steenwinckel.

The site first had to be prepared since the embankment had not yet stabilized. Construction of the building began in 1620 and was largely completed in 1624 with the exception of the spire (installed in 1625) and details of the east gable (completed in 1640). The building contained 40 trading offices at the ground floor and one large room at the upper floor. The building was in use as a marketplace during the late 1620s.