{
  "id": 1710792,
  "title": "Klarna says CFO Niclas Neglén and CMO David Sandström plan to step down in early 2027, and lowers its full-year GMV guidance; KLAR falls 19%+ pre-market (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/klarna-says-cfo-niclas-neglen-and-cmo-david-sandstrom-plan-to-step",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:45:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/klarna-searches-for-new-cfo-tempers-fy-outlook-ea016718?st=DNpdGb&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Klarna has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Niclas Neglén, and Chief Marketing Officer, David Sandström, plan to step down in early 2027. The company also lowered its full-year Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) guidance. According to the Wall Street Journal, this news caused Klarna's stock to fall over 19% pre-market.\n\nKlarna reported a profit and higher revenue in the second quarter, but tempered its outlook for the year. The company's financial performance was not further detailed in the reports.\n\nThere was also a separate report on Home Depot's second-quarter performance, which showed the company beating Wall Street's metrics. However, this report did not mention Klarna.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Earnings live updates: Klarna stock plunges on trimmed guidance, Home Depot gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/earnings-live-updates-klarna-stock-plunges-on-trimmed-guidance-home",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:59:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}